AF issued ticket, DL coded, AM operated!
#1
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AF issued ticket, DL coded, AM operated!
hi folks,
i have a question about a ticket i have bought on Expedia. the ticket is for a flight from CUN to LAX (through MEX). Flying blue just credited my flight and used the accrual table of AF. i thought that since it is DL coded, DL accrual table would be used. DL actually would have given me 75% (H) while in AF it is 50%. the difference is not huge but just wanted to understand.
is it the issuing company's accrual table that counts regardless of the flight code?
i was wondering how is it possible that it was AF that issued my ticket while it is DL coded operated by AM?
thank you !
i have a question about a ticket i have bought on Expedia. the ticket is for a flight from CUN to LAX (through MEX). Flying blue just credited my flight and used the accrual table of AF. i thought that since it is DL coded, DL accrual table would be used. DL actually would have given me 75% (H) while in AF it is 50%. the difference is not huge but just wanted to understand.
is it the issuing company's accrual table that counts regardless of the flight code?
i was wondering how is it possible that it was AF that issued my ticket while it is DL coded operated by AM?
thank you !
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hi folks,
i have a question about a ticket i have bought on Expedia. the ticket is for a flight from CUN to LAX (through MEX). Flying blue just credited my flight and used the accrual table of AF. i thought that since it is DL coded, DL accrual table would be used. DL actually would have given me 75% (H) while in AF it is 50%. the difference is not huge but just wanted to understand.
is it the issuing company's accrual table that counts regardless of the flight code?
i was wondering how is it possible that it was AF that issued my ticket while it is DL coded operated by AM?
thank you !
i have a question about a ticket i have bought on Expedia. the ticket is for a flight from CUN to LAX (through MEX). Flying blue just credited my flight and used the accrual table of AF. i thought that since it is DL coded, DL accrual table would be used. DL actually would have given me 75% (H) while in AF it is 50%. the difference is not huge but just wanted to understand.
is it the issuing company's accrual table that counts regardless of the flight code?
i was wondering how is it possible that it was AF that issued my ticket while it is DL coded operated by AM?
thank you !
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Who issues the ticket is absolutely irrelevant. Nowhere in the earning description does it mention e-ticket issuance.
As long as the flight is operated by Skyteam, the flight number on the codeshare should be used for crediting.
As long as the flight is operated by Skyteam, the flight number on the codeshare should be used for crediting.
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AF/KL/DL tickets issued in USA are issued on DL 006 stock.
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Similarly, tickets issued on AF.US are on 057 stock, and when booked by telephone (and handled by DL) on 006 stock.
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If your DL coded flight had been operated by a non ST airline you would have earned zero miles on FB. As AM is member of ST you do earn miles. Maybe you should look at the number of miles you should earn for AM flights not DL.
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In FB, what matters is the marketing carrier (provided the metal is Skyteam).
If the flight is DL XXX then one shouldn't one look at earning table in FB for DL flights?
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But are you sure that only the DL code matters in this case? any source?
I have no personal experience of FB when I used a ST code-shared flight (DL) operated by another ST member (AM). But I do have the experience of not getting miles when the codeshare was not operated by a ST member. SO it seems that FB can spot when a flight is not operated by DL and it would be fully logical if they applied the miles earned for that metal (0 for non-ST and whatever for ST member).
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Actually, the FB website tells something different.
Miles on a Delta flight:
https://www.flyingblue.com/earn-and-...air-lines.html
Doesn't apply to the situation.
Miles on a AM flight:
https://www.flyingblue.com/earn-and-...eromexico.html
Applies to the situation.
Remember:
I guess that "accrual table of AF" is a typo and should be read as "accrual table of AM". AF flights should give at least equal miles as DL flights.
So there we go. Even though it has a DL flight name, that doesn't matter because the flight is operated by AM. You got the right amount of miles.
Miles on a Delta flight:
https://www.flyingblue.com/earn-and-...air-lines.html
Flying Blue members can earn Miles on:
- Flights that are operated by Delta Air Lines and marketed as DL, AF, KL or a SkyTeam-partner
Miles on a AM flight:
https://www.flyingblue.com/earn-and-...eromexico.html
Flying Blue members can earn Miles on:
- Flights that are operated by Aeromexico and marketed as AM, AF, KL or a SkyTeam-partner
Remember:
hi folks,
i have a question about a ticket i have bought on Expedia. the ticket is for a flight from CUN to LAX (through MEX). Flying blue just credited my flight and used the accrual table of AF. i thought that since it is DL coded, DL accrual table would be used. DL actually would have given me 75% (H) while in AF it is 50%. the difference is not huge but just wanted to understand.
is it the issuing company's accrual table that counts regardless of the flight code?
i was wondering how is it possible that it was AF that issued my ticket while it is DL coded operated by AM?
thank you !
i have a question about a ticket i have bought on Expedia. the ticket is for a flight from CUN to LAX (through MEX). Flying blue just credited my flight and used the accrual table of AF. i thought that since it is DL coded, DL accrual table would be used. DL actually would have given me 75% (H) while in AF it is 50%. the difference is not huge but just wanted to understand.
is it the issuing company's accrual table that counts regardless of the flight code?
i was wondering how is it possible that it was AF that issued my ticket while it is DL coded operated by AM?
thank you !
So there we go. Even though it has a DL flight name, that doesn't matter because the flight is operated by AM. You got the right amount of miles.
Last edited by Zarmakuizz; Jul 16, 2017 at 4:30 pm
#14
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it was not a typo, i really meant AF Accrual table. FB used the AF table for a 50% accrual for H class at first but after i told them i was expecting the DL Table to be used (i.e. 75%) they answered me saying i am right and they corrected that.
Last edited by newflyer27; Jul 18, 2017 at 12:52 am
#15
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what i am wondering actually is how is it possible the ticket got issued by AF while it is DL coded on AM metal?
does it is have anything to do with the FFP used? would inputting my FB number on Expedia.fr do something like that?
does it is have anything to do with the FFP used? would inputting my FB number on Expedia.fr do something like that?