Earning AA miles while flying Qantas - can this be right?
Jul 28, 2005 | 11:11 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: SPG, Continental, USAir, United, AA, Delta
Posts: 26
Earning AA miles while flying Qantas - can this be right?
If I haven't misread the AA website, I only get 50% of Qantas miles flown credited to my account.
BUT, if I want the miles credited to my Continental account instead, I get 100% of the miles, even though CO isn't a oneworld partner.
Can this be right, or am I missing something?
Thanks!
BUT, if I want the miles credited to my Continental account instead, I get 100% of the miles, even though CO isn't a oneworld partner.
Can this be right, or am I missing something?
Thanks!
Jul 28, 2005 | 11:35 am
#2
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,632
The CO miles earned from a Qantas flight are not EQM. In addition, there is no elite bonus.
In addition, only certain flights are eligible (from the CO website):
Travel Area for Mileage Accrual: Qantas-operated flights between North American gateway cities and Australia, New Zealand and Nadi, Fiji, and on connecting flights within or between Australia and New Zealand (Consolidator fares, unpublished or non-revenue tickets excluded. Only residents of North America can earn OnePass miles.)
In addition, only certain flights are eligible (from the CO website):
Travel Area for Mileage Accrual: Qantas-operated flights between North American gateway cities and Australia, New Zealand and Nadi, Fiji, and on connecting flights within or between Australia and New Zealand (Consolidator fares, unpublished or non-revenue tickets excluded. Only residents of North America can earn OnePass miles.)
Jul 28, 2005 | 4:41 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2001
Programs: AA Plat & LTG; QF LTG
Posts: 9,837
AA earning on QF flights depends on the fare class paid. For Y, B, H and K fares (QF's flexible fare classes) you earn 100% AA miles. In fact, on Y and B fares you also earn 150% EQP. Its only the more discounted fares that earn 50% AA miles.
Jul 28, 2005 | 10:14 pm
#4
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
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The CO contract with QF is older than the Oneworld/AA one and has far better terms (for CO). Redeeming awards on QF is also cheaper with CO miles; such are the vagaries of FF plans and partnerships as they ebb and flow. At some point the CO agreement will end and there will be no more QF tie-in. AS is also better than AA for QF, despite not being in Oneworld.
Aug 4, 2005 | 1:42 pm
#5
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: SPG, Continental, USAir, United, AA, Delta
Posts: 26
Originally Posted by number_6
The CO contract with QF is older than the Oneworld/AA one and has far better terms (for CO).