American AAdvantage Mileage Earnings Rates On Etihad Improved

Great news! So, will all EY-operated flights anywhere in the world, including those bought directly from EY, qualify for AA redeemable miles?

Will you earn elite bonus miles for the mistake fares (i.e. ORD-AUH)?

I thought the rule was that you *always* earn EQMs/EQPs on AA codeshares booked through AA.

@ dbeach -- Whoops, you're absolutely right.

@ Kai -- You don't earn elite bonus miles for travel on Etihad marketed/operated flights.

@ Delfin -- Yep!

I havent' credited my miles from the EY CMB-DFW mistake fare from last year - is there a chance for me to credit them to AA now?

@ Diondi -- It can't hurt to try. Wouldn't count on it, but also wouldn't surprise me if it does credit.

I wonder if I'll get credit for my flight from Abu Dhabi to Dallas on April 26...

YES! I believe the fare class for the Christmas mistake fares is 'E' so this allows for two things:
(1) All the people who booked a stop in Europe to get full credit (AA for US-Europe; EY for Europe-AUH) will be safe whenever EY changes flights to nonstop like they have been doing.
(2) The earnings rate is 100% which is more than any other partner I'm aware of -- EY itself is giving only 50% for the mistake fare and NH (ANA) is also giving 50%.

So this is pretty darn awesome 🙂

P.S. I booked DFW-AUH for about $300. RT distance is 16143 miles. At 1.7 cpm value, the miles earned are ~$274 so the net cost of the ticket is minimal. The folks who booked from other cities may even be making a hypothetical profit 🙂

Requested credit a couple of days ago for my MLE-AUH-SFO itinerary and got the following email today. I replied back with screenshots of the current Earn Miles page for Etihad (same page linked in your post). We'll see how they respond.

"Dear Valued Member,

Thanks for using AA.com to request AAdvantage mileage credit.

We regret any confusion regarding earning AAdvantage miles for flights
on Etihad Airways. Under our current agreement, Etihad Airways operated
and marketed flights between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and United States /
Canadian cities are not eligible for mileage accrual. We are sorry to
disappoint you.

Our website at www.aa.com/aadvantage provides the most accurate and
up-to-date information about AAdvantage program participants, including
details on the many ways you can earn and use AAdvantage miles on this
carrier and many others.

Regards,

AAdvantage Customer Service"

How about fare class Z ? Is it also eligible for mileage accrual ?

Anyone have any luck with this yet?

I just got back from my mistake fare trip, JFK-AUH-JNB which I upgraded all segments to business class. I called AA today to find out when my mileage would post and also to confirm if I would earn EQMs as well. She confirmed that the mileage would post 15 days after my trip and that I should receive EQMs as well. I will get 50% bonus redeemable miles, but no bonus for EQMs.

Z fares do not accrue any AA miles as per an email response I received from the AADVANTAGE desk:

"Dear _______,

Thank you for sending us the information we needed.

Regrettably, your travel was ineligible for mileage credit based on the
fare purchased, indicated by the booking class 'Z' on your ticket
receipt. I'm sorry to disappoint you.

To review information regarding AAdvantage mileage earning and
redemption guidelines, please visit aa.com/airlines at your convenience.

Thank you for participating in the AAdvantage program. We appreciate
your business.

Regards,

Sally A.
AAdvantage Customer Service
American Airlines"

Is AUH-SYD eligible as "Asia" or excluded from earnings?