American Airlines Basic Economy No Longer Earns Miles or Loyalty Points
American Airlines basic economy is getting a bit worse. As of December 17, 2025, AAdvantage members no longer earn miles or Loyalty Points for the cheapest tickets. You can find the new language here.
“Basic Economy fare tickets bought on or after 12:00 a.m. CT on December 17, 2025 will not earn Advantage® miles or Loyalty Points. For Basic Economy fare tickets bought on or before 11:59 p.m. CT on December 16, 2025, visit the AAdvantage® Earn page for the airline marketing your flight for details on the Advantage® miles and Loyalty Points you’ll earn.”
Before this change you could earn 2x AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points on basic economy fares. While that was lower than 5x earning on regular economy fares, it was better than nothing.
HT: SpartanScribe
