How does AA calculate mileage--I'm confused
May 22, 2024, 3:31 pm
#1
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How does AA calculate mileage--I'm confused
Recently took at trip with the exact same segments and class of service outbound and inbound. The numbesr I'm posting are the base miles + bonus miles, I'm EXP):
OUTBOUND: GRR-ORD 132 miles
ORD-LHR 3795 miles
LHR-IST 2559 miles
RETURN: IST-LHR 800 miles
LHR-ORD 4389 miles
ORD-GRR 77 miles
Total miles outbound 6486, total miles return 5346--same exact routes.
Can anyone explain how these numbers are calculated?
OUTBOUND: GRR-ORD 132 miles
ORD-LHR 3795 miles
LHR-IST 2559 miles
RETURN: IST-LHR 800 miles
LHR-ORD 4389 miles
ORD-GRR 77 miles
Total miles outbound 6486, total miles return 5346--same exact routes.
Can anyone explain how these numbers are calculated?
May 22, 2024, 3:36 pm
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Recently took at trip with the exact same segments and class of service outbound and inbound. The numbesr I'm posting are the base miles + bonus miles, I'm EXP):
OUTBOUND: GRR-ORD 132 miles
ORD-LHR 3795 miles
LHR-IST 2559 miles
RETURN: IST-LHR 800 miles
LHR-ORD 4389 miles
ORD-GRR 77 miles
Total miles outbound 6486, total miles return 5346--same exact routes.
Can anyone explain how these numbers are calculated?
OUTBOUND: GRR-ORD 132 miles
ORD-LHR 3795 miles
LHR-IST 2559 miles
RETURN: IST-LHR 800 miles
LHR-ORD 4389 miles
ORD-GRR 77 miles
Total miles outbound 6486, total miles return 5346--same exact routes.
Can anyone explain how these numbers are calculated?
What was the roundtrip ticket's total pre-tax fare? You should be able to calculate from that whether you were awarded the correct miles for the entire trip.
May 22, 2024, 3:37 pm
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Miles are no longer calculated based on miles flown but rather ticket (segment) price (minus certain taxes) x bonus for status (in your case 11 x price-taxes)
the 11 = 5x (base) + 6 (120% of base for EXP_
the 11 = 5x (base) + 6 (120% of base for EXP_
May 22, 2024, 4:52 pm
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May 22, 2024, 4:52 pm
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No, the fare breakout by segment is not visible. What was the total fare you paid for this roundtrip? You earned about 12k LP, so as an EXP was your ticket around $1200 or so total? If yes then things are working properly.
May 22, 2024, 8:28 pm
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Receipts retrieved from the link I shared show the fare basis code for each segment. This, combined with EF historical fare data, can yield the breakout for each direction.