Possible to book entirely codeshare travel? and other related?
Sep 2, 2014, 8:33 pm
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Possible to book entirely codeshare travel? and other related?
I'm a little new to FT so i'm not up to snuff with my lingo to do an effective search.
Is it possible to book an entirely codeshared trip? For example, to get from ORD to SIN, Singapore Air and All Nippon have codeshare so there is SQ5911 (NH11, ORD-NRT) and then SQ5901 (NH801, NRT-SIN). But seemingly I cannot find this option to book the NH-operated flights on SQ website. Is it way too expensive so it doesn't show up on their site? or is it not possible?
Although I'm interested from an SQ-centric POV (to get KF miles), my question is in general, rather than for the specific example given. Can you book, through the airline website or otherwise without a 3rd party (e.g. travel agent), air travel where all segments are codeshared?
Is it possible to book an entirely codeshared trip? For example, to get from ORD to SIN, Singapore Air and All Nippon have codeshare so there is SQ5911 (NH11, ORD-NRT) and then SQ5901 (NH801, NRT-SIN). But seemingly I cannot find this option to book the NH-operated flights on SQ website. Is it way too expensive so it doesn't show up on their site? or is it not possible?
Although I'm interested from an SQ-centric POV (to get KF miles), my question is in general, rather than for the specific example given. Can you book, through the airline website or otherwise without a 3rd party (e.g. travel agent), air travel where all segments are codeshared?
Last edited by KardoPaska; Sep 2, 2014 at 8:37 pm Reason: added preemptive answer for "why would you want to do that"?
Sep 2, 2014, 9:41 pm
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You don't need to book it as a codeshare to get SQ miles, as long as your ticket is booked in a fare class that is eligible for mileage accumulation on NH. For this, see the SQ website.
Sep 3, 2014, 2:22 am
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Is it possible to book an entirely codeshared trip?
Although I'm interested from an SQ-centric POV (to get KF miles), my question is in general, rather than for the specific example given. Can you book, through the airline website or otherwise without a 3rd party (e.g. travel agent), air travel where all segments are codeshared?
Although I'm interested from an SQ-centric POV (to get KF miles), my question is in general, rather than for the specific example given. Can you book, through the airline website or otherwise without a 3rd party (e.g. travel agent), air travel where all segments are codeshared?
To answer your general question, yes, it is absolutely possible to book an "entirely codeshared trip", but it should usually be easier to do this via a travel agent than from the codesharing airline themselves.
Sep 3, 2014, 5:15 am
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To make it a little more clear: The booking code on the operating carrier decides if you earn miles and how many or none at all.
If you book a codeshare, for example a SQ5911 in booking class Q, you usually do not know to which booking class on ANA this translates - in most cases it will not be the same but a different one. In the worst case you book a codeshare in a booking class which on SQ would earn 100% mileage but book into a booking class of the operating carrier which will earn zip.
I would be careful if the codeshare fare is significantly cheaper than the fare on the operating carrier - might be an indication for a very restricted booking class and you will end up without any miles credited,