"Official" table for award mileage?
Feb 27, 2006, 12:52 pm
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"Official" table for award mileage?
Surely it's been asked before, but a quick search didn't find it: can anyone link to the table the airlines use to determine award mileage? I'm trying to squeeze in AA ExPlat this year and won't have a lot of miles to spare, so it would be nice to have a good handle on the numbers in time to toss in an MR if need be.
Feb 27, 2006, 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
I'm confused. You seem to be asking about two things - requalification for EXP and award miles. Could you try asking that question again?
Feb 27, 2006, 2:41 pm
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Now I get it. Thanks.
While we wait for someone to come along with more authoritative information, I will say that word on the AA board is that 99,500 is a near auto past to EXP - and perhaps even lower with a high points/miles ratio. Our A and D flights give us 1.5 points/miles flown. I requalified last year on the points basis, not on miles flown. I had roughly 105K EQM and 70K flown miles.
While we wait for someone to come along with more authoritative information, I will say that word on the AA board is that 99,500 is a near auto past to EXP - and perhaps even lower with a high points/miles ratio. Our A and D flights give us 1.5 points/miles flown. I requalified last year on the points basis, not on miles flown. I had roughly 105K EQM and 70K flown miles.
Feb 27, 2006, 3:31 pm
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download the pdf version of the aa schedule. it gives the mileage correctly for non-stop flights between cities. don't use it for flights with intermediate stops. anyway, the great circle distances used by many here is within 2-3 miles of what aa uses. i would not worry about it if you are over by a few hundred.
Feb 27, 2006, 8:30 pm
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Be aware that for partner airline flights, the mileage calculation can change even intra-year. Some airlines may go from calculating mileage on the basis of: a) city center-to-city center distances to b) airport-to-airport distances; or vice versa.