A couple of weeks ago I took a flight from MUC via PHL to SFO on US.
Going I took US 15 from MUC to PHL and than a few days later the PHL to SFO leg on US 15. As always since the beginning of time on US the miles posted for two segments as the flight is on two different aircraft regarless of the same flight number.
MUC-PHL 4,135
PHL-SFO 2,521
Then came the return flight US 14
Same routing SFO-PHL-MUC.
To my greatest surprise the world had shrinked in the few days I was on the West Coast.
They credited me with one segment for 5,889 miles! Now that is over 700 miles less than on the way going.
Is this a new thing? :confused:

A couple of weeks ago I took a flight from MUC via PHL to SFO on US.
Going I took US 15 from MUC to PHL and than a few days later the PHL to SFO leg on US 15. As always since the beginning of time on US the miles posted for two segments as the flight is on two different aircraft regarless of the same flight number.
MUC-PHL 4,135
PHL-SFO 2,521
Then came the return flight US 14
Same routing SFO-PHL-MUC.
To my greatest surprise the world had shrinked in the few days I was on the West Coast.
They credited me with one segment for 5,889 miles! Now that is over 700 miles less than on the way going.
Is this a new thing? :confused:

Same flight number at the same day are credited the direct (point to point) even if there is an aircraft change. You took the US15 on different days and therefore they are counted as different flights.

Unfortunately the miles were posted as if you took the LH nonstop. Don't know why it was done incorrectly but you should call to clear it up.

I think this point to point thing is absolutely ridiculus! If that is what they are crediting I will ask the pilot next time to actually fly directly point to point from SFO to MUC!! As there is quite an extra in flying time and distance if you transfer on the East Coast they should credit for the actuall flight distance. Especially as it is not even one plane! That is a tricky way to shorten the FT!
By the way in the past I was never credited the point to point but always for the actual flights distance according to the schedule.
I am not amused! If US does not offer Non-Stop from the West Coast they should be fair to the customers!

It's actually very common for major airlines to credit "direct" flights on a point-to-point basis. It's not fair, but it's standard business practice and not just @ US.

It's actually very common for major airlines to credit "direct" flights on a point-to-point basis. It's not fair, but it's standard business practice and not just @ US.

It's indeed how it's done, and it isn't just for the international trips where the flight number is the same but there's a scheduled change of plane. Even for domestic flights with a scheduled stop, the mileage credit from A to C with a stop at B is calcuated as if the flight were nonstop from A to C instead of the sum of the A-B and B-C mileages. It's how it's done, fair or not; probably not worth it for the OP to worry too much.