Ability to earn double miles on 2 different airlines. (AA and BA) [duplicate]

I am an awards member with both American Airlines and British Airlines. I work in the Middle East and every month I'm either flying to the Middle East or flying home.

My company only has an account with BA and for the last 3 years after my flights are over I request miles to my AA account and have received them. So in fact I'm actually earning double miles. I don't know why but I have never requested miles for flights I fly with AA on my BA account.

This week I tried to add miles from my recent flights with AA to BA and they were rejected. When I called BA to find out why they had been rejected they told me they had already been credited to my AA rewards account and BA couldn't award me because that would be "double credit"...

I don't want to make too much of the issue if this will hurt me with my AA rewards. But is this correct? Any one else have this issue or could you help me ?

Best Answer

Yes, it is correct. Airline partnership arrangements include this restriction as a matter of course. The point is to achieve reciprocity; allowing people to double collect (or more) would alter the economics of frequent flyer rewards, fundamentally changing their value.

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Can you claim miles on 2 airlines?

Accrual of points in multiple programs is expressly prohibited by most programs in the T&C, not just airlines but for frequent dining programs (you can have multiple credit cards for one program, but a max of one program per credit card) and rental car and hotel partnerships (sometimes you can get both car/hotel points ...

How do I combine airline miles?

One of the easiest ways to combine miles between airlines is to enroll in a frequent flyer program in an airline that has several partners. ...

Another good strategy to easily combine air miles with other airlines is to enroll in American Express Membership Rewards program (membershiprewards.com).

How do I link my British Airways to American Airlines?

Here's how to book an American Airlines flight with British Airways Avios.

Navigate to flight booking. ...

Select the \u201cBook with Avios\u201d tab. ...

Select your flight. ...

Add passenger and payment details.

How much is 60000 AAdvantage miles worth?

However, you can find cash prices for only $109 each way \u2014 which is really, really cheap. That's $654 for three round-trips. If you deduct the $33.60 in taxes you paid for award flights, you realize your 60,000 miles are worth $620 in cash.

The Truth About Airline Miles

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