AA status credits

[AdamR]

I have a trip booked to the USA in December/January. I have two AA flights booked — LAX-PHL-BVT, and BVT-DCA-LGA. All of these are in US ‘first’ class (buckets I and D).

I can’t work out from the QF website what the status earn is. I understand it is reduced a lot from the glory days, but the info only seems to give 50 SC for a west coast to east coast flight. I am not sure if LAX-PHL counts, nor do I know if each sector earns separately. I can see no information at all to guide me about tthe BVT-DCA-LGA.

Basically, I want to know if my expected status earn will get me or my family to Gold.

thanks

 

[serfty]

You would have been better with ORD rather than PHL/DCA to/from LAX.

There are specific routes with reduced earnings for transcontental USA on partner airlines.

Flights with non QF flight numbers, look here to find the earning category for the fare bucket: Frequent Flyer - Flying Qantas and Partner Airlines - Fare Categories (Select AA)

Now go here to locate the earning for the route/distance and category: Frequent Flyer - Flying Qantas and Partner Airlines - Earning Qantas Points

 

[GoldCanyon340]

Are you able to reroute through ORD?

 

[AdamR]

I would be happy to take any advice, but from what I can see ORD is not an option on any 1 stop booking between those end points with any oneworld airline. At least, not amongst the dozens that google flights shows.

I checked out the calculator page. It shows LAX to PHL at 80 status credits. That is a figure that does not show on the earning table at all (either at the old higher rates or the new lower rates). Accordingly, I am not sure if it is accurate. On the other hand, the short legs seem correct as per the table.

Status totals are 100 (80+20) for LAX-BTV and 50 (30+20) for BTV-LGA, according to the calculator.

What is the advantage of ORD in this context? Is it to give a flight over 750mi which is not trans-continental? Would that give better status than the one currently booked?

If I get 150 for the internal flights, plus about 540 on the double status credits for the international bookings, I will get to gold easily. My wife and daughter will get close, but not quite there.

 

[serfty]

Ok, PHL is not on the list of East Coast USA for reduced earning so 80 SC is correct.

LAX-ORD is over 1500 miles so 80 SC as well.

ORD-BTV is over 750 miles so 60 SC.

PHL/DCA - BTV are both under 750 miles so lesser earn.

 

[AdamR]

Thanks serfty. That makes sense. Overall, given that I will romp it in to Gold, but still be a long way from Platinum, there is not much point in upgrading.

My daughter will end up at 600SC after this, and she will still be 50 short of the loyalty bonus, so she needs another 50 on QF in any event -- getting and extra 40SC on AA won't help much.

Ok, PHL is not on the list of East Coast USA for reduced earning so 80 SC is correct.

LAX-ORD is over 1500 miles so 80 SC as well.

ORD-BTV is over 750 miles so 60 SC.

PHL/DCA - BTV are both under 750 miles so lesser earn.