Rebooked due to misconnect - 1.5x EQM?
Dec 10, 2018, 2:14 pm
#1
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Rebooked due to misconnect - 1.5x EQM?
Pretty sure the answer to this is out there but was having trouble searching. I misconnected on Saturday (incoming flight was delayed) and was rebooked to a flight on Sunday morning. The miles just posted today and it looks like the new Sunday flight was booked in full Y and earned 1.5x EQM.
Was going to have to do a short MR to get to Platinum Pro otherwise so this is actually kind of a silver lining. Is the 1.5x EQM normal/expected or is it possible they'll reverse the EQM later?
Was going to have to do a short MR to get to Platinum Pro otherwise so this is actually kind of a silver lining. Is the 1.5x EQM normal/expected or is it possible they'll reverse the EQM later?
Dec 10, 2018, 2:20 pm
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Pretty sure the answer to this is out there but was having trouble searching. I misconnected on Saturday (incoming flight was delayed) and was rebooked to a flight on Sunday morning. The miles just posted today and it looks like the new Sunday flight was booked in full Y and earned 1.5x EQM.
Was going to have to do a short MR to get to Platinum Pro otherwise so this is actually kind of a silver lining. Is the 1.5x EQM normal/expected or is it possible they'll reverse the EQM later?
Was going to have to do a short MR to get to Platinum Pro otherwise so this is actually kind of a silver lining. Is the 1.5x EQM normal/expected or is it possible they'll reverse the EQM later?
Dec 10, 2018, 2:30 pm
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Pretty sure the answer to this is out there but was having trouble searching. I misconnected on Saturday (incoming flight was delayed) and was rebooked to a flight on Sunday morning. The miles just posted today and it looks like the new Sunday flight was booked in full Y and earned 1.5x EQM.
Was going to have to do a short MR to get to Platinum Pro otherwise so this is actually kind of a silver lining. Is the 1.5x EQM normal/expected or is it possible they'll reverse the EQM later?
Was going to have to do a short MR to get to Platinum Pro otherwise so this is actually kind of a silver lining. Is the 1.5x EQM normal/expected or is it possible they'll reverse the EQM later?
Consider it an unintended but welcome gift from the @SkyGrinch.
Dec 10, 2018, 2:49 pm
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Dec 10, 2018, 7:04 pm
#6
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I had some variant of this happen on 6 segments this year, across 4 itineraries. Four of those times were discount econ posting as Y; the other two I had EXP upgrades when the IRROPs occurred and they rebooked me directly into First (once in actual J, once in D). In all cases the earnings were correct for the rebooked fare bucket, not the one I originally purchased.
Dec 10, 2018, 7:07 pm
#7
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I've had this happen many times, enjoy it while it lasts, starting January 1, 2019, Full Y earns 1x EQM per mile flown. :-(
Dec 10, 2018, 8:48 pm
#8
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Hehe, yeah, that was my very first reaction to hearing about that change: "hmm...well, I've literally never actually bought a Y fare, but kinda sucks I won't get a random bonus EQM off IRROPs once in a while." This year that worked out to 1183 free EQM, so it's not a huge loss, but I'll miss the fun of trying to game IRROPs for extra points.
Dec 10, 2018, 9:56 pm
#10
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I had a schedule change last month and got re-routed. My original I fare that would have earned 2X miles ended up getting booked into full J, so I ended up with 3X miles on one of the legs.
Dec 10, 2018, 10:20 pm
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Pretty sure the answer to this is out there but was having trouble searching. I misconnected on Saturday (incoming flight was delayed) and was rebooked to a flight on Sunday morning. The miles just posted today and it looks like the new Sunday flight was booked in full Y and earned 1.5x EQM.
Was going to have to do a short MR to get to Platinum Pro otherwise so this is actually kind of a silver lining. Is the 1.5x EQM normal/expected or is it possible they'll reverse the EQM later?
Was going to have to do a short MR to get to Platinum Pro otherwise so this is actually kind of a silver lining. Is the 1.5x EQM normal/expected or is it possible they'll reverse the EQM later?
Dec 10, 2018, 10:22 pm
#12
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Dec 10, 2018, 11:23 pm
#13
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Yep, I did LAX to MIA to Brazil, booked economy and used a SWU which cleared on both flights. The LAX to MIA flight was canceled due to maintinence, and the ExecPlatinum line rebooked me in LAX to JFK to Brazil in full-fare J for me because of the cleared SWU, so i got a lot more EQD and EQM
Dec 11, 2018, 5:38 pm
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Yep, I did LAX to MIA to Brazil, booked economy and used a SWU which cleared on both flights. The LAX to MIA flight was canceled due to maintinence, and the ExecPlatinum line rebooked me in LAX to JFK to Brazil in full-fare J for me because of the cleared SWU, so i got a lot more EQD and EQM
Dec 11, 2018, 6:10 pm
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once I had a Op Up on MH post as full fare J to AA. That was nice
