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[edit] Bonus Miles Calculation
American Airlines flights under 500 miles earn bonus miles as well (for class of service and/or for elites), and the calculation is a bit complex. dmfriedman investigated how they're calculated, and here is his report.
| N.B.: AA eliminated the 500-mile minimum (RDM, EQM) for non-elites as of January 16, 2009. The 500 EQP minimum was also eliminated for all members and EQP calculations changed to being based on base RDM/EQM earned (including applicable minimum miles), rather than actual miles flown. For the latest information, see the Miles and Points page. |
[edit] Sources of Miles
BASE: Base Miles according to flight mileage
COS: Class of Service miles according to
http://www.aa.com/content/AAdvantage/programDetails/main.jhtml
ELITE: Elite Status Bonus according to
http://www.aa.com/content/AAdvantage/programDetails/eliteStatus/bonus.jhtml
MMG: Minimum Mileage Guarantee miles according to the various elite membership guides available at
http://www.aa.com/content/AAdvantage/programDetails/eliteStatus/main.jhtml
BOOK: Booking Class Multiplier for EQM and EQP according to
http://www.aa.com/content/AAdvantage/programDetails/eliteStatus/qualificationRequirements.jhtml
[edit] Where Do the Miles Go?
RDM: Redeemable Miles
EQM: Elite Qualifying Miles
EQP: Elite Qualifying Points
[edit] How Are They Calculated?
These scenarios assume a Minimum Mileage Guarantee (MMG) of 500 miles, true for most (but not all) flights that earn AA mileage credit.
[edit] Standard formulas for EQM and EQP
EQM = BASE, but no less than MMG
EQP = BASE * BOOK (not MMG * BOOK, but total will be equal to no less than the MMG)
[edit] If the flight is more than 500 miles
Y/J/F: RDM = BASE + COS + ELITE
For a 800 mile flight by PLAT or EXP, for example:
Flight booked in F:
800 (BASE) + 400 (COS) + 800 (ELITE) = 2000 RDM
800 (BASE) = 800 EQM
800 (BASE) * 1.5 = 1200 EQP
Flight booked in S:
800 (BASE) + 800 (ELITE) = 1600 RDM
800 (BASE) = 800 EQM
800 (BASE) * 0.5 = 400 EQP, therefore MMG is used: 500 EQP
For a 2000 mile flight by PLAT or EXP, for example:
Flight booked in J:
2000 (BASE) + 500 (COS) + 2000 (ELITE) = 4500 RDM
2000 (BASE) = 2000 EQM
2000 (BASE) * 1.5 = 3000 EQP
Flight booked in S:
2000 (BASE) + 2000 (ELITE) = 4000 RDM
2000 (BASE) = 2000 EQM
2000 (BASE) * 0.5 = 1000 EQP
[edit] If the flight is between 334 and 500 miles
Y: RDM = MMG + ELITE
J/F: RDM = BASE + COS + ELITE
For a 400 mile flight by a PLAT or EXP, for example:
Flight booked in F:
400 (BASE) + 200 (COS) + 500 (ELITE) = 1100 RDM
500 (MMG) = 500 EQM
400 (BASE) * 1.5 = 600 EQP
Flight booked in M:
500 (MMG) + 500 (ELITE) = 1000 RDM
500 (MMG) = 500 EQM
400 (BASE) * 1.0 = 400, therefore MMG is used: 500 EQP
Flight booked in S:
500 (MMG) + 500 (ELITE) = 1000 RDM
500 (MMG) = 500 EQM
400 (BASE) * 0.5 = 200, therefore MMG is used: 500 EQP
[edit] If the flight is 333 miles or less
Y/J/F: RDM = MMG + ELITE
For a 200 mile flight by a PLAT or EXP, for example:
Flight booked in F:
500 (MMG) + 500 (ELITE) = 1000 RDM
500 (MMG) = 500 EQM
200 (BASE) * 1.5 = 300, therefore MMG is used: 500 EQP
Flight booked in M:
500 (MMG) + 500 (ELITE) = 1000 RDM
500 (MMG) = 500 EQM
200 (BASE) * 0.5 = 100, therefore MMG is used: 500 EQP
Flight booked in S:
500 (MMG) + 500 (ELITE) = 1000 RDM
500 (MMG) = 500 EQM
200 (BASE) * 0.5 = 100, therefore MMG is used: 500 EQP
