Frequent Flyer or AAdvantage?
Jul 8, 2005, 4:01 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 10
Frequent Flyer or AAdvantage?
I live in NZ. I'm new to airpoints schemes. I'm doing some internal flights around US in Nov on American Airlines Class L tickets. Qantas being a member of oneworld, I thought I'd join Qantas Frequent Flyer but cannot find any advantage over American Airlines AAdvantage.
Frequent Flyer costs $50 to join
Only get 50% milage on Class L tickets
AAdvantage is free to join
I get 100% mileage on Class L tickets
As far as I'm aware I can still earn and redeem AAdvantage points for Qantas flights from NZ. Am I missing something?
Thanks
-KENT
Frequent Flyer costs $50 to join
Only get 50% milage on Class L tickets
AAdvantage is free to join
I get 100% mileage on Class L tickets
As far as I'm aware I can still earn and redeem AAdvantage points for Qantas flights from NZ. Am I missing something?
Thanks
-KENT
Jul 8, 2005, 4:06 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 5,984
If you look carefully at the partner mileage charts you recieve less points on AA when travelling in some discounted economy classes with QF. That's something you'll need to weigh up.
Also AA have the Gold and Platinum Challenges [See the Stickey]
Also AA have the Gold and Platinum Challenges [See the Stickey]
Jul 8, 2005, 5:24 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brisbane (BNE), Australia, QF/VA Forums Meeting Organiser
Programs: VA Plat, QF Gold (97.4% LTG), QP Life, AA (66% LTG). HH Diamond. Amex Plat, Visa Plat
Posts: 6,519
kentsmith, welcome to the world or getting to status quickly (thus the reason a couple of us call it the AA Lack of Challenge). It's not very difficult to get elite stAAtus with lounge access and business class check-in facilities.
It certainly beats having the "bum on seat" fixed attitude of QF. So if you have no status now with QF, then just go for the AAdvantage membership.
What about the flights getting to & from USA?? Certainly, as you have already observed, AA L class flights through the Gold or Platinum Challenge are very handy. But you'd be certain of getting Platinum with the long haul flights added to your tally.
No, you're not missing anything. You've found a beautiful program.
It certainly beats having the "bum on seat" fixed attitude of QF. So if you have no status now with QF, then just go for the AAdvantage membership.
I'm doing some internal flights around US in Nov on American Airlines Class L tickets
No, you're not missing anything. You've found a beautiful program.
Last edited by QF WP; Jul 8, 2005 at 5:26 am Reason: correcting URL
Jul 8, 2005, 9:26 am
#4
Moderator: Coupon Connection & S.P.A.M
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Louisville, KY
Programs: Destination Unknown, TSA Disparager Diamond (LTDD)
Posts: 57,952
AA codeshares operated by Qantas give 100% AA mileage. If you are able to book those, the benefit of such + 100% AA mileage on AA L fares in the US probably outweighs the reduced mileage accumulation for QF marketed and operated discount economy flights within Australia.
If you obtain AA Platinum status, then it's business class check in + QP access when flying within Australia too, as QF WP points out.
Search on the word 'Challenge' in the AA forum for more details.
If you obtain AA Platinum status, then it's business class check in + QP access when flying within Australia too, as QF WP points out.
Search on the word 'Challenge' in the AA forum for more details.
Jul 9, 2005, 4:47 am
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 10
What about the flights getting to & from USA??
-KENT
Jul 9, 2005, 1:43 pm
#6
Moderator, Hilton Honors
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: on a short leash
Programs: some
Posts: 71,422
Originally Posted by kentsmith
AirNZ give no points on economy flights and United do.
Jul 10, 2005, 1:39 am
#7
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 10
Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
That is not true. There are some fares which do not earn on NZ Airpoints, just as there are some fares which do not earn on UA Mileage Plus. However there are plenty of other economy fares which do earn on both Airpoints and Mileage Plus.
Jul 13, 2005, 10:06 am
#8
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: LHR
Programs: UA P, BA S, A3 *G, IHG Plat, Marriott Lt P, Hilton Gld, etc.
Posts: 1,078
Originally Posted by Spiff
If you obtain AA Platinum status, then it's business class check in + QP access when flying within Australia too, as QF WP points out.
and a possibility (alas capacity controlled) to upgrade to First on domestic US flights using upgrade certificates (you earn 4 certs every 10,000 mlies - this starts from Gold level).