Asiana Club Mileage Earning on Star Alliance Codeshare Flights
Dec 2, 2016, 8:38 pm
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Asiana Club Mileage Earning on Star Alliance Codeshare Flights
Dear Flyer Talkers:
Need some clarification, I am planning to book a Economy Class ticket from Chicago to Tokyo on United Airlines but the flight is operated by ANA.
I read through the Asiana Club membership handbook and the rules for codeshare flights on Star Alliance appears confusing.
It states that if you are on codeshare flights, then the mileage accrual is governed by the operating carriers rules.
In this example, the U class inventory purchased on UA flight number should earn 100 percent mileage but if the Asiana Club guidelines are anything to go by, then the Uclass inventory would fall under ANA's mileage earning of 70 percent.
In view of this, appreciate if the FT members can confirm if my understanding is correct that's Asiana Club applies the rules based on their logic that I have stipulated above?
Need some clarification, I am planning to book a Economy Class ticket from Chicago to Tokyo on United Airlines but the flight is operated by ANA.
I read through the Asiana Club membership handbook and the rules for codeshare flights on Star Alliance appears confusing.
It states that if you are on codeshare flights, then the mileage accrual is governed by the operating carriers rules.
In this example, the U class inventory purchased on UA flight number should earn 100 percent mileage but if the Asiana Club guidelines are anything to go by, then the Uclass inventory would fall under ANA's mileage earning of 70 percent.
In view of this, appreciate if the FT members can confirm if my understanding is correct that's Asiana Club applies the rules based on their logic that I have stipulated above?
Dec 2, 2016, 9:29 pm
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I saw this example...it's a bad translation I think at the end.
When a passenger uses codeshare flights operated by Asiana Airlines and a Star Alliance partner, the passenger may earn Asiana Club Miles. If the operating carrier is a Star Alliance partner, the miles are earned based on the mileage earning criteria for the flight name of the carrier and the mileage earning policy of the carrier.
e.g. OZ/NH codeshare flight for the Incheon - Nagoya route: A passenger may earn Asiana Club Miles. If the operating carrier is NH, the miles are earned in the flight name of NH even when the passenger boards the OZ flight.
As in even if it's an OZ number you will still get NH miles per Asiana rules for NH operated flights based on fare class.
When a passenger uses codeshare flights operated by Asiana Airlines and a Star Alliance partner, the passenger may earn Asiana Club Miles. If the operating carrier is a Star Alliance partner, the miles are earned based on the mileage earning criteria for the flight name of the carrier and the mileage earning policy of the carrier.
e.g. OZ/NH codeshare flight for the Incheon - Nagoya route: A passenger may earn Asiana Club Miles. If the operating carrier is NH, the miles are earned in the flight name of NH even when the passenger boards the OZ flight.
As in even if it's an OZ number you will still get NH miles per Asiana rules for NH operated flights based on fare class.
Dec 2, 2016, 10:44 pm
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I saw this example...it's a bad translation I think at the end.
When a passenger uses codeshare flights operated by Asiana Airlines and a Star Alliance partner, the passenger may earn Asiana Club Miles. If the operating carrier is a Star Alliance partner, the miles are earned based on the mileage earning criteria for the flight name of the carrier and the mileage earning policy of the carrier.
e.g. OZ/NH codeshare flight for the Incheon - Nagoya route: A passenger may earn Asiana Club Miles. If the operating carrier is NH, the miles are earned in the flight name of NH even when the passenger boards the OZ flight.
As in even if it's an OZ number you will still get NH miles per Asiana rules for NH operated flights based on fare class.
When a passenger uses codeshare flights operated by Asiana Airlines and a Star Alliance partner, the passenger may earn Asiana Club Miles. If the operating carrier is a Star Alliance partner, the miles are earned based on the mileage earning criteria for the flight name of the carrier and the mileage earning policy of the carrier.
e.g. OZ/NH codeshare flight for the Incheon - Nagoya route: A passenger may earn Asiana Club Miles. If the operating carrier is NH, the miles are earned in the flight name of NH even when the passenger boards the OZ flight.
As in even if it's an OZ number you will still get NH miles per Asiana rules for NH operated flights based on fare class.
Dec 3, 2016, 3:46 am
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Dec 3, 2016, 8:50 pm
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No it is based on operating airline. However be aware that booking classes are not necessarily the same between marketing airline and operating airline. It is the translated booking class for the operating airline that matters for mileage earning. And no, there are no publicly available translations of booking classes between airlines.
Dec 3, 2016, 9:08 pm
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No it is based on operating airline. However be aware that booking classes are not necessarily the same between marketing airline and operating airline. It is the translated booking class for the operating airline that matters for mileage earning. And no, there are no publicly available translations of booking classes between airlines.
Dec 3, 2016, 9:11 pm
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Most *A airlines FFPs work this way. Whereas in oneworld it is typically marketing airline that matters for mileage earning.
Dec 4, 2016, 5:43 am
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SQ has a better explanation than Asiana Club on its website:
"Mileage accrual eligibility and levels on codeshare flights are determined by the operating carrier".
http://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pd...FOALLevels.pdf
That's where oneworld has a lead over Star Alliance.
On a separate note, there was survey by Star Alliance to its Top 1000 customers for which I am one of them and they asked for specific questions relating to alliances (Star, oneworld, Skyteam) and the ME3 (Emirates, Etihad and Qatar) in terms of quality, brand, etc.
My answers were rated towards oneworld as I believe they have better quality carriers and FFP benefits that are superior to that of Star Alliance - three tier levels versus two tier for Star Alliance and consistency with FFP mileage earning logic (unlike what Star is doing as per this thread).
Last edited by 380Flyer; Dec 4, 2016 at 5:49 am