The new, longer DC numbers may work with the following partners:

[TGflyergirl]

Just to add: Blue1 - accepted and posted using the longer number.

[GoldCircle]

Originally Posted by A_Lee

Sorry for going against the rules of this thread, but I do think it's important at this point to post cases where the new numbers are not working, being they are working now for most.

OZ was NOT accepted. Gave my card with the new number and no "BD*G" was listed on my boarding pass, so immediately gave them my card with the old number and "BD*G" showed as normal.

The purpose of this thread is to show those cases where the new number CAN work for automatic crediting of miles - not that it always will. And it has noting to do with status being recognised.

With regard to your status showing on a BP - there isn't always a realtime relationship - the systems are increasingly addressing a database of such information (realtime or cached, I cannot say), but older airport systems, or poorly programmed ones etc. just capture your FFP affilliation from your card and add a generic BDP or whatever - and there may be a routine on mid-generation systems that recognises numbers starting with 1, as *G. Check-in agents can alter this manually for you. For instance, LH's systems in DUB still don't recognise BD*G numbers automatically - old or new - so at check-in, they add it for you.

When modular mayhem happened in bmi a few years back, I stopped flying bmi and I briefly fell back to BD*S - but when I inserted my out of date BD*G card into the self-check-in machines - the boarding passes still displayed a *G on them. Doesn't work now, I'm told.

[kats]

Now that most airlines started recognizing the new longer numbers, should I change the already registered BD numbers for my upcoming SQ flights from the old numbers to the new longer numbers?

[harryhv]

Continental.com knowns about BD now but seems to require the OLD format

[demue]

Recent SQ flights:

Old BD number accepted and flight posted within 2 days
New BD number accepted and flight NOT posted after 7 days

[kats]

Originally Posted by demue

Recent SQ flights:

Old BD number accepted and flight posted within 2 days
New BD number accepted and flight NOT posted after 7 days

Thank you. I will stay with old nubmers.

[bedasaka]

new number DIDN'T work
old number worked

[gordo6]

You can add Accepted to CO - the TA that works with me has succesfully entered the new number to my CO reservation.

[murilix]

I managed to add my DC number to a CO flight booked on Expedia, something which wouldn't happen until last week. I tried doing the some on CO's website, but it didn't work.

[hugolover]

As I was wasting for a status-match to come through I asked the check-in agent to remove my BD number from the booking. There was no number on the BP.

I also asked her to put a BD number in the BP of my travelling partner which was shown on the BP. The number was correct.

So, guess who's miles posted? Mine!

[GoldCircle]

Any takers for new numbers posting from these remaining DC partners??? There are some big names here - I cannot believe that no one has tried a new number...


Star Alliance Airlines partners:
Adria Airways
Air China
Asiana
Croatia Airlines
Egyptair
LOT Polish Airlines
Shanghai Airlines
South African Airways
Tap Portugal

Other airline partners
Qatar Airways

Hotel partners
Hilton Family Hotels Accepted, but returns error at time of booking! Not posted.
Jurys-Doyle Hotels
Jurys Inns
Radisson SAS
Radisson Edwardian
Taj Hotels (and bits)
Park Inn
Regent hotels

Other PartnersAmerican Express Membership Rewards Programme
NCP Airport and Valet Parking
Europcar (booking from 15/9/09)


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[luitje]

Transaero does accept new DC numbers without a problem in DME and LHR. Not sure about their domestic flights though.