Which Award Tickets Earn Mileage?
May 8, 2002, 6:46 pm
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Which Award Tickets Earn Mileage?
On which airlines do you earn mileage (status or bonus miles) for Award tickets? On Delta, I know you definitely don't.
May 8, 2002, 6:52 pm
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I know of no airline that offers miles on their award tickets.
However, I do believe Hilton's airline awards earn full status miles on the airline being flown.
William
However, I do believe Hilton's airline awards earn full status miles on the airline being flown.
William
May 8, 2002, 6:53 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GUWonder:
On which airlines do you earn mileage (status or bonus miles) for Award tickets? On Delta, I know you definitely don't.</font>
On which airlines do you earn mileage (status or bonus miles) for Award tickets? On Delta, I know you definitely don't.</font>
May 8, 2002, 6:55 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wharvey:
I know of no airline that offers miles on their award tickets.
However, I do believe Hilton's airline awards earn full status miles on the airline being flown.
William</font>
I know of no airline that offers miles on their award tickets.
However, I do believe Hilton's airline awards earn full status miles on the airline being flown.
William</font>
May 8, 2002, 6:59 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Pickles:
None that I know of, at least willingly. Long time ago, AA had a lousy mileage tracking system, and I got miles for flights taken on award travel. Happened a number of times until the technology caught up with ganefs like myself. </font>
None that I know of, at least willingly. Long time ago, AA had a lousy mileage tracking system, and I got miles for flights taken on award travel. Happened a number of times until the technology caught up with ganefs like myself. </font>
May 8, 2002, 7:03 pm
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Several years ago I would frequently get credit for NW award tix. Thought those days were over until I gave Dad a NW/KLM award ticket from SAN to PRG this January and he got credit for the AMS-PRG leg.
May 8, 2002, 8:09 pm
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There are a few "airline miles" credit cards that are not affiliated with any airline. They accumulate "miles" in their own account, and then the bank purchases a regular ticket on your behalf (on any airline) when you redeem an award. Since these tickets are revenue tickets as far as the airline is concerned, you get miles for the flight.
May 8, 2002, 8:13 pm
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A long time ago (about 14.5 years ago) I flew CO to Sydney from LA on an award ticket. Got credit for the return flight.
May 8, 2002, 8:17 pm
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My wife and I flew on an award on NW last year. At the last minute we had to change our return trip to the next day. Evidently the class that my wife was rebooked on was not a frequent flyer and so she ended up getting miles for the trip home. I however did not get any miles. Neither one of us should have gotten any miles though, so it was a nice little gift of about 2k.
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Some airline res systems will record an award flight for mileage credit if last minute changes are made, such as involuntary rerouting, standing by for earlier flights, etc. This does not occur frequently, but has been known to on occasion. Otherwise, the class of service code award seats are assigned are programmed into res systems to be invalid for mileage credit.
Some hotel chains do provide airlines tickets that come from a special category of negotiated bulk rate tickets, a variant of consolidator tickets. Often these can receive mileage credits because they are booked in a class that qualifies.
Some hotel chains do provide airlines tickets that come from a special category of negotiated bulk rate tickets, a variant of consolidator tickets. Often these can receive mileage credits because they are booked in a class that qualifies.
May 8, 2002, 9:34 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Shareholder:
Some airline res systems will record an award flight for mileage credit if last minute changes are made, such as involuntary rerouting, standing by for earlier flights, etc. This does not occur frequently, but has been known to on occasion. Otherwise, the class of service code award seats are assigned are programmed into res systems to be invalid for mileage credit.
Some hotel chains do provide airlines tickets that come from a special category of negotiated bulk rate tickets, a variant of consolidator tickets. Often these can receive mileage credits because they are booked in a class that qualifies.
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Some airline res systems will record an award flight for mileage credit if last minute changes are made, such as involuntary rerouting, standing by for earlier flights, etc. This does not occur frequently, but has been known to on occasion. Otherwise, the class of service code award seats are assigned are programmed into res systems to be invalid for mileage credit.
Some hotel chains do provide airlines tickets that come from a special category of negotiated bulk rate tickets, a variant of consolidator tickets. Often these can receive mileage credits because they are booked in a class that qualifies.
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May 8, 2002, 9:56 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Shareholder:
Some airline res systems will record an award flight for mileage credit if last minute changes are made, such as involuntary rerouting, standing by for earlier flights, etc. This does not occur frequently, but has been known to on occasion. Otherwise, the class of service code award seats are assigned are programmed into res systems to be invalid for mileage credit.</font>
Some airline res systems will record an award flight for mileage credit if last minute changes are made, such as involuntary rerouting, standing by for earlier flights, etc. This does not occur frequently, but has been known to on occasion. Otherwise, the class of service code award seats are assigned are programmed into res systems to be invalid for mileage credit.</font>
A similar situation can occur when upgraded economy is reticketed. You shouldn't get a class of service bonus, but you will sometimes be reticketed as paid F or J and get it.
May 8, 2002, 10:30 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Shareholder:
Some airline res systems will record an award flight for mileage credit if last minute changes are made, such as involuntary rerouting, standing by for earlier flights, etc. This does not occur frequently, but has been known to on occasion. Otherwise, the class of service code award seats are assigned are programmed into res systems to be invalid for mileage credit.</font>
Some airline res systems will record an award flight for mileage credit if last minute changes are made, such as involuntary rerouting, standing by for earlier flights, etc. This does not occur frequently, but has been known to on occasion. Otherwise, the class of service code award seats are assigned are programmed into res systems to be invalid for mileage credit.</font>
May 9, 2002, 12:38 am
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my favorite al doesn't want to put the number in the pnr. i ask, but they don't seem to want to. in the past, sometimes things would happen in ones favor creating a moral crisis. so no free mi's lately. the mistakes would occur when changes were made.
i always hated the mistakes made in my favor. the agonizing over the cost to correct it, it seems that my resolution was to not ask the al to waste money to correct the mistake.
i always hated the mistakes made in my favor. the agonizing over the cost to correct it, it seems that my resolution was to not ask the al to waste money to correct the mistake.