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As of January 1, 2014 please note the following accrual structure changes for SWISS.

Earn 150% of the miles you fly in booking classes C, D or Z. For travel until December 31, 2013, earn 125%.

Earn 100% of the miles you fly in booking class P. For travel until December 31, 2013, earn 125%.

Earn 125% of the miles you fly in booking classes Y or B. For travel until December 31, 2013, earn 100%.

Earn 50% of the miles you fly in booking classes W or S. For travel until December 31, 2013, earn 100%.

Earn 50% of the miles you fly in booking class L. For travel until December 31, 2013, earn 0%

As of January 1, 2014 please note the following accrual structure changes for Brussels Airlines.

Earn 150% of the miles you fly in booking classes J, C, D or Z. For travel until December 31, 2013, earn 125%.

Earn 125% of the miles you fly in booking classes Y or B. For travel until December 31, 2013, earn 100%.

Earn 50% of the miles you fly in booking classes Q or V. For travel until December 31, 2013, earn 100%.

aircanada_loyal

Thanks for bringing this up. The recent devaluation with AC's world wide booking classes is just disgusting.

Just recently, to get 100% status miles, for the lowest price, I did my best to avoid AC...flew LX, YUL-ZRH-YUL in S class, much cheaper than buying V class on AC.

FlyerGoldII

This might be relevant - as we are flying from YOW to IST and DXB during March. For myself, I will get a paid business class ticket.

So for pure COS bonus reasons, the options are AC, LX, and SN.

For fuel surcharge reasons, the options are LX.

I am not sure if there is a surcharge (paid ticket or Aeroplan (my family will be on Aeroplan tickets) for SN, or not.

fly_yag

Looking at booking a couple of upcoming flights on SN in K class. When I look at the Aeroplan partner details page for SN http://www3.aeroplan.com/earn_miles/...usselsAirlines K class is not mentioned. Am I right to assume that I'd earn no mileage or segments for these flights?

markandrew

Assuming the worst is always a healthy perspective, you are correct - 0% accrual.

crimsona

K earns 100% on UA though

The Lev

It is tempting to get a Mileage Plus account just to earn 100% mileage when flying on lower fares on UA, LH, LX, SN, etc. rather than the bend over and smile accumulation that AC/AE give us when codesharing with these guys.

Who knows, eventually we might decide life isn't so bad on the other side.

Question: how hard is it to "split" accumulation so that for example the transatlantic portion gets credited to AC but then the intra-Europe connector gets credited to MP. Will LH do it for us in FRA/MUC without then impacting the return transatlantic portion?

SEMM

NOT ANYMORE as of Apr 1, K Class earns you 50%....was a good run while it lasted.

crimsona

K on Brussels still earns 100 percent on United mileage plus, I don't see any changes for April?

https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...spx?ItemId=343

SEMM

First
F, A
150%
750 miles
375 miles

Business
(J, C, D, Z, P)1
150%
750 miles
375 miles

Economy
(Y, B)2
125%
625 miles
313 miles
M, E, U, H, Q, V, W 100% 500 miles 250 miles
(S, T, L, K, G, N)3 50% 250 miles 125 miles


* Class of Service Bonus: ◾150% is the sum of 100% base mile accumulation + 50% class of service bonus for flying in First Class and Business Class.
◾125% is the sum of 100% base mile accumulation + 25% class of service bonus for flying in Economy Class for booking classes Y or B.

‡ Minimum Miles Earned: ◾The mileage accumulation varies with the booking class purchased; the minimum number of miles will also vary accordingly.
◾The total minimum miles for First and Business Class represent base mile accumulation + class of service bonus.

Air Canada Altitude members ◾For distance flown up to 499 miles, Air Canada Altitude members will earn 500 Aeroplan Miles.
◾For distance flown of 500 miles and more, Air Canada Altitude members will earn miles according to the actual miles flown.

Aeroplan Members ◾For distance flown up to 249 miles, Aeroplan Members will earn 250 Aeroplan Miles.
◾For distance flown of 250 miles and more, Aeroplan Members will earn miles according to the actual miles flown.

Mileage Accumulation Changes

1 Effective for travel April 1, 2014, earn 150% in booking classes J, C, D, Z or P. For travel until March 31, 2014, earn 125%.

2 Effective for travel April 1, 2014, earn 125% in booking classes Y or B. For travel until March 31, 2014, earn 100%.

3 Effective for travel April 1, 2014, earn 50% in booking classes S, T, L, K, G or N. For travel until March 31, 2014, earn 100%.

crimsona

EDIT: SEMM talking about Altitude, whereas I'm referring to UA M+ earning on SN (as per thread)

canadiancow

You guys are talking about different things.

The original post, and what crimsona is taking about, is crediting Brussels flights to United MileagePlus, where K still earns 100%.

SEMM is talking about crediting UA K fares to Aeroplan.