Originally Posted by THE soni (Post 9165181)

AA Gold and AA Platinum: Full Fare tickets (Y or B), cleared at 24 and 72 hour windows

AA EXP: All fares, cleared at 100 hour window

Originally Posted by THE soni (Post 9165181)

AA Gold and AA Platinum: Full Fare tickets (Y or B), cleared at 24 and 72 hour windows

AA EXP: All fares, cleared at 100 hour window

Originally Posted by trueblu (Post 9165311)

Thanks THE soni: I don't suppose OW sapphire or emerald get any of these privileges?

thanks,

tb

Originally Posted by trueblu (Post 9164972)

Fairly naive question: how do "automatic" (i.e. not using 500-mile vouchers) upgrades work on AA? Do OW partners get any such privileges?

thanks,

tb

Originally Posted by Jumpfirst (Post 9163330)

Jaimito -
I'm in a similar boat. Do you find that being elite (gold/plat) on NW gets you upgrades on CO? I was plat on KLM and used to get upgrades frequently on NW, but never on CO. As a CO Plat I get them on NW, but don't find that CO seems to return the favor to other skyteams parters- hey it's rare enough that I get an upgrade on CO as a platinum. Would appreciate your advice - I too value battlefield upgrades - domestic and intl - on skyteam partners - the highest. Similarly, it's a royal pain to get only half Q miles on partner flights, so the ideal ff program would be a) one where upgrades are given on the airline and partner airlines and b) one where they actually allow you to fly and earn. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Fornebufox (Post 9161284)

The website is currently showing H, K, M, L, W, and V fares as earning 1.0 points, with G, N, S, and some O and Q fares earning only half a point. Do you have newer information?

Good to know about the short flight advantage.

Originally Posted by mikeef (Post 9188170)

Here's the wiki site on inventory class mgmt. Hope it helps!

Mike

http://flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php...ligibility_(AA)

Originally Posted by Fornebufox (Post 9189162)

The wiki link says:

There is no page titled "Inventory_Classes_and_Mileage_Eligibility_(AA ".

Originally Posted by brockp01 (Post 9164022)

You are right on BA...big time problems on the IFE.

Originally Posted by Fornebufox (Post 9160501)

.... UA has E+, but AA appears to treat its low-tier elites better and it looks like I could fast-track to Gold with a Challenge.

I'm based in NYC. Coming up at the end of Feb. is a trip to Oslo, with possible hop to Stockholm. Nothing scheduled till summer, which brings trips to DEN, MSN, SEA (the last two lumped together, but possibly not). Probably another trip to Europe in the fall. Another domestic trip or two (SBA, TUS) possible but not definitively planned.

So, if I throw in my lot with AA it looks like a challenge begun on Feb 16 could ring up the 5000 points for Gold right off the bat -- the L fares quoted earn 1 pt/mile, and it's close to 8000 miles RT. Is it really that easy? Is AA Gold worth the effort? Is it worth the discomfort of flying through (gulp) LHR? Or would I be better off buying E+ access now as I start a year with UA?

Originally Posted by skylane (Post 9161215)

Those 'L' fares will earn you 1/2 of a point per mile flown. So your roundtrip will earn you 4000 points and 8000 miles (only the points counting towards the challenge). The secret to the AA challenge, when booking cheap fares, is to pad in short flights since there is a minimum of 500 points per flight.

Originally Posted by tom.fagan (Post 9163697)

If you ever travel on BA send in a complaint about their seats or in flight entertainment. They are getting so many complaints they don't even bother to check if there was a problem. As long as you flew with them they'll add miles to your account just to get rid of you.