American Airlines Frequent Flyer Program

[callbrae]

I read an article on the The Weekend Financial Review (Dec 21-27,2007)called "Insiders' Guide to Frequent Flyers" by debra Cleland. In the article the author mentioned the advantages of belonging to the AA frequent flyers program (less points required for travel than QANTAS, less taxes and surcharges than QANTAS, and can travel in a QANTAS flight using AA frequent flyer points).
I have in excess of 200K QANTAS frequent flyer points and want to go to Toronto in the near future. Does anyone out there know if I can transfer points from the QANTAS frequent flyer program to the AA program ? I suspect no.
If I become a member of AA FF program and buy a QANTAS ticket, can I claim the points on my AA program rather than QANTAS.

 

[Febs]

That article interviewed our very own Dave Noble.

Does anyone out there know if I can transfer points from the QANTAS frequent flyer program to the AA program ? I suspect no.

Unfortunately not.

If I become a member of AA FF program and buy a QANTAS ticket, can I claim the points on my AA program rather than QANTAS.

Absolutely!

Cheers,
- Febs.

 

[Dave Noble]

I read an article on the The Weekend Financial Review (Dec 21-27,2007)called "Insiders' Guide to Frequent Flyers" by debra Cleland. In the article the author mentioned the advantages of belonging to the AA frequent flyers program (less points required for travel than QANTAS, less taxes and surcharges than QANTAS, and can travel in a QANTAS flight using AA frequent flyer points).
I have in excess of 200K QANTAS frequent flyer points and want to go to Toronto in the near future. Does anyone out there know if I can transfer points from the QANTAS frequent flyer program to the AA program ? I suspect no.
If I become a member of AA FF program and buy a QANTAS ticket, can I claim the points on my AA program rather than QANTAS.

Any miles that you have in Qantas will have to stay there however for future earnings, you can collect in most cases to AAdvantage

Dave

 

[serfty]

I read an article on the The Weekend Financial Review (Dec 21-27,2007)called "Insiders' Guide to Frequent Flyers" by debra Cleland. In the article the author mentioned the advantages of belonging to the AA frequent flyers program (less points required for travel than QANTAS, less taxes and surcharges than QANTAS, and can travel in a QANTAS flight using AA frequent flyer points).
I have in excess of 200K QANTAS frequent flyer points and want to go to Toronto in the near future. Does anyone out there know if I can transfer points from the QANTAS frequent flyer program to the AA program ? I suspect no.
If I become a member of AA FF program and buy a QANTAS ticket, can I claim the points on my AA program rather than QANTAS.

G'day callbrae, welcome to AFF.

As posted you cannot transfer Qantas FF point to AA.

"Once a QFF point, alway a QFF point" - there's more in this thread here:

• http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/com...n-qff-points-transfered-11841.html#post153427

If you become a member of AAdvantage (Free), you can credit most Qantas flights to AAdvantage.

However, be aware that not all Qantas flights will credit to AAdvantage; it depends upon the booking class code.

More on that here:

• http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/your-questions/aa-ff-number-on-qf-11860.html#post153813

As for booking class codes, this thread may assist:

• http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/your-questions/qantas-flight-codes-11848.html

And finally, there's a very good thread on AAdvantage for an Oz resident here:

• AA Platinum Challenge and mileage earning/burning 2007