American AAdvantage Awarding Bonus EQPs On Beijing "Mistake" Fares

i don't know if they should or not... but it's a nice gesture for sure.

Woohoo!! Not sure if I look at it as a "should" situation since I'm guessing they didn't intend to but someone maybe just didn't bother to code these specific fares out. Also don't think honoring the fares is a gesture so much as something they'd realize they'd be forced to do. Granted, I'm in the camp that I wouldn't be first in line to complain to the DOT if they didn't honor it..... but given my basic familiarity with the current law, if I heard a bunch of other people were getting it honored because of the DOT, I'd probably join that line.

Either way, I haven't flown AA for years and am psyched to at least get their lowest level of status on one flight! Thanks for the update!

I did receive my bonus for "I" class - posted same time as my mileage.

Eric-- just a heads up that you need at least four flights to qualify for elite status with AA.

Wish you hadn't written about this. Someone at AA will send this to their manager and get this "fixed."

Thanks - is it four flights or four segments?

Looks like it's actually four segments. I signed up for the Plantinum challenge, as I'm only taking the first three. 🙂

I wonder if they'll honor the 2015 bonus EQMs for flying in paid J or F. Any data points yet?

In my mind this comes close to the category of posts that can do more harm than good. By now people have already booked their flights, and, yes, they might be wondering about this. But, does highlighting the fact on OMAAT increase the chances that they actually follow through on their threat? I think so.

No good can come of this post. At best nothing changes and at worst everyone ends up without the points. No benefit but potential and real downside exists...

Hi Lucky
There’s been a lot of commentary around how AA haven’t ‘yet’ followed UA or Dl down the revenue based status path and how that’s great, but it only seems like a matter of time. I’m wondering if you think it might be a deliberate ploy by AA not to go down this path as a point of differentiation? I don’t mean delay it for as long as possible, I mean maybe they’re planning to never do it at all. They make make less revenue from status runs but they may make this back by attracting passengers who like the old miles flown system.
The same with their award chart – it remains excellent value and everyone keeps talking about the massive devaluation which could come any minute. Again, perhaps they’re purposely being different in keeping it low to attract passengers?

Can you do AA's platinum challenge more than once in a lifetime?

PLEASE READ !
This so called mistake fare has actually cost me alot of $. I leave from IAD and have bought 3 tickets on AA to get there RT from Houston for my family. $975. I wanted to get Ex. Plat on AA so I have purchased 3 tickets for HKG leaving this weekend on AA for $1875. Signed up for the Citi Prest. card to have AA lounge access. Then purchased 2 ticket for my wife and daughter to fly to Barcelona RT for the summer break on AA for $2832. We should be Exec. Plat by then and maybe can get an upgrade going there to BCN.

SO PLEASE READ AMERICAN AIRLINES !!!! The so called mistake airfare just made you money and a new customer that only flew Delta but now give my loyalty to AA.

If you want to loose it then you can how easy it is. Not to mention I would cancel every flight forward.
PS. Thanks AA for helping my kids to see the Great Wall of China

@ Eric -- Yep, you sure can.

@ Ben -- Yeah, I'd say it's a very real possibility. One reason they definitely haven't done it yet is because during the merger the plan was always to "integrate not innovate," so they've worked hard to change as little as they can until the integration goes through smoothly. That being said, long term I wouldn't be surprised if they go a different way than Delta or United. We can hope!