Partner Earning Advantage
Aug 20, 2025 | 3:36 pm
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Partner Earning Advantage
I'm an infrequent Oneworld customer but recently booked a relatively inexpensive (about $275 USD) CX ticket intra-Asia. For the Oneworld experts here, is there an advantage to using AS vs. AA to accrue miles for this itinerary? I have points in both programs -- more in AS, but less than a reward in both. Not sure how partner earnings work on Oneworld, and there's not a ton of self-serve info I can easily find online.
Aug 20, 2025 | 4:00 pm
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I'm an infrequent Oneworld customer but recently booked a relatively inexpensive (about $275 USD) CX ticket intra-Asia. For the Oneworld experts here, is there an advantage to using AS vs. AA to accrue miles for this itinerary? I have points in both programs -- more in AS, but less than a reward in both. Not sure how partner earnings work on Oneworld, and there's not a ton of self-serve info I can easily find online.
For CX what fare class? [A letter]. Some ~ many low priced CX fares earn nil ~ very little. L is a common low priced fare bucket
A broad guide, but check the ffp-->
https://www.wheretocredit.com/cathay-pacific-airways
https://www.wheretocredit.com/cathay-pacific-airways/l
Aug 20, 2025 | 8:13 pm
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I'm an infrequent Oneworld customer but recently booked a relatively inexpensive (about $275 USD) CX ticket intra-Asia. For the Oneworld experts here, is there an advantage to using AS vs. AA to accrue miles for this itinerary? I have points in both programs -- more in AS, but less than a reward in both. Not sure how partner earnings work on Oneworld, and there's not a ton of self-serve info I can easily find online.
Aug 20, 2025 | 11:02 pm
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Each airline FFP has web links for earnings on partner airlines. With revenue based earning to a ffp's not easy to determine. But for you likely to be fare-distance based.
For CX what fare class? [A letter]. Some ~ many low priced CX fares earn nil ~ very little. L is a common low priced fare bucket
A broad guide, but check the ffp-->
https://www.wheretocredit.com/cathay-pacific-airways
https://www.wheretocredit.com/cathay-pacific-airways/l
For CX what fare class? [A letter]. Some ~ many low priced CX fares earn nil ~ very little. L is a common low priced fare bucket
A broad guide, but check the ffp-->
https://www.wheretocredit.com/cathay-pacific-airways
https://www.wheretocredit.com/cathay-pacific-airways/l
Aug 20, 2025 | 11:03 pm
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Aug 28, 2025 | 4:56 pm
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Thanks. Seems like I have nothing to lose here. I'll use my AS number, and worst case, I'll get the same zero miles I'd have gotten if I entered by AA number.