" For AA, from what I read on fewmiles, AA does not give miles for M class only on CX and BA flights. Am I wrong "

It depends on where you set you residency. Have a look on aa.com and in advantage you will see the residency mile earning restrictions. They will give you miles from CX and BA if you set your country of residence as Canada. If you set it as Australia then you will get miles on BA but not CX , any other country will earn no miles for BA/CX in M class iirc.

Dave

Thank you for all this information

I cannot find the residency mile earning restrictions on aa.com. Do you have a direct link to the document?

One more question: is there any residency restrictions for AA challenges ?

Can we sign up for the challenge from anywhere.
Is a phone call the only possibility?

As my trip will span over 8 or so months, I cannot sign up at the beginning as I will not get enough points within the first 3 months

"Can we sign up for the challenge from anywhere."

yup

Is a phone call the only possibility?

Its the only way I know of

"As my trip will span over 8 or so months, I cannot sign up at the beginning as I will not get enough points within the first 3 months"

Would you get enough to complete the gold challenge early on ( 10,000 miles ) and then be able to sign up for the platinum one after that?

You cazn sign up for it at any time. You could do the 1st bit without any challenge of course.

to see restrictions on mileage accrual , go to http://www.aa.com/apps/AAdvantage/Vi...artnerType=Air
(aa.com , advantage, partners & mileage programs, airlines ) and then just look at the details of each airline

Dave

Thanks for the link

err.. I'm afraid I must be stupid, I cannot figure what means:

B, G, H, K, L, M, N, V, W, Y, S, S2, S3

and such...
Do these guys know what a legend is ?

The AAdvantage section is huge and filled with sooo much information that I cannot find anything. Must be readable for someone who knows the stuff but not me.

Searching mode activated...

Aren't those the economy class fare codes on BA that are elligble for mileage accrual for AAdvantage members based in US/Canada/Mexico/Australia?

It's very likely they are but I could not find 'easily' the references to all these, that makes the table totally greek/chinese to me.

"err.. I'm afraid I must be stupid, I cannot figure what means:

B, G, H, K, L, M, N, V, W, Y, S, S2, S3"

They indicate the valid booking classes for mileage accrual. For Advantage members based in the US/Canada/Mexico and Australia these are valid for mileage earning on BA.

The 1st character of the Fare Basis will indicate the booking class. For a MONE5, the booking class is M which would be eligable for miles. For members based elsewhere, the MONE5 will not be valid for mileage accrual on BA flights.

Dave

Another small personal question:

I am currently Star Gold (LH Senator).
Do you think I can get a Gold or Plat comp with AA FF program.

Thanks

Probably not, but you can undertake their gold and/or platinum challenge. Fly 10,000 miles in 3 months and they will give you gold status. Fly 20,000 for Platinum. On you itinery you should easily meet the platinum challenge .

Dave

Have they just changed that as well? When I did it recently it was 5000 in 3 months for AA Gold and 10000 for AA Platinum. (Q-miles that is)

They haven't changed it. It is 5,000 / 10,000 Q-points which when travelling on an M class ticket requires 10,000/20,000 miles given that 1 mile accrues 0.5 q point. I was just simplifying it based on the ticket type being discussed


Dave

[This message has been edited by Dave Noble (edited 10-01-2002).]

Well yes, but it looks to me that some of the sectors (including a long haul) are on AY (Finnair). M on Finnair counts as full fare, so it gets 100% Q-points