Certain Lufthansa Fares (LH) earning only 50% or no EQM/RDM?
Jun 17, 2014, 9:23 am
#496
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Thank you both for your quick and useful response.
To summarize I will get full miles on the United metal flights and all Economy T leg flights. I will try to upgrade the fare class for the K class ticket.
To summarize I will get full miles on the United metal flights and all Economy T leg flights. I will try to upgrade the fare class for the K class ticket.
Jul 23, 2014, 8:49 am
#497
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Booking classes needed to earn full M+ miles on Lufthansa
I will be flying to Berlin and would like to ensure that I get miles for the long trans-Atlantic flight. I know Luftansa is partnered with United, but do you earn full Mileage Plus Miles when flying on Luftansa? If you do, is there a certain class ticket that needs to be purchased to earn full miles?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Last edited by BostonBound; Jul 23, 2014 at 8:50 am Reason: typo
Jul 23, 2014, 8:55 am
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I will be flying to Berlin and would like to ensure that I get miles for the long trans-Atlantic flight. I know Luftansa is partnered with United, but do you earn full Mileage Plus Miles when flying on Luftansa? If you do, is there a certain class ticket that needs to be purchased to earn full miles?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Last edited by Kacee; Jul 23, 2014 at 9:14 am
Jul 23, 2014, 9:11 am
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Be careful, K class earns zero miles.
Jul 23, 2014, 9:13 am
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Jul 23, 2014, 10:41 am
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Welcome to Flyertalk, BostonBound!
And, as others have said, definitely check the fare class. Also, if you're flying BOS-TXL, you could possibly do BOS-EWR-TXL on UA rather than BOS-FRA-TXL on LH. I'd only recommend considering that, though, if you're tall and eligible for Economy Plus on United.
Otherwise, a FRA routing is better, because:
(i) EWR gets hit by bad delays
(ii) Clearing US customs in EWR when you have a connecting flight on your return would mean you'd need a long layover.
And, as others have said, definitely check the fare class. Also, if you're flying BOS-TXL, you could possibly do BOS-EWR-TXL on UA rather than BOS-FRA-TXL on LH. I'd only recommend considering that, though, if you're tall and eligible for Economy Plus on United.
Otherwise, a FRA routing is better, because:
(i) EWR gets hit by bad delays
(ii) Clearing US customs in EWR when you have a connecting flight on your return would mean you'd need a long layover.
Last edited by endrond; Jul 23, 2014 at 10:43 am Reason: clarity
Jul 24, 2014, 12:09 pm
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Do you have status with United or LH? If you're star alliance gold, the stopover in Frankfurt is totally doable. The Senator lounge is quite nice IMO.
Jul 24, 2014, 12:31 pm
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BostonBound, welcome to FlyerTalk!
I edited the thread title to clarify your question.
For a thorough and lengthy thread on Lufthansa booking classes earning United MileagePlus miles, and at what rate -- and type of miles -- you might wish to consult this FlyerTalk thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...qm-rdm-32.html
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I edited the thread title to clarify your question.
For a thorough and lengthy thread on Lufthansa booking classes earning United MileagePlus miles, and at what rate -- and type of miles -- you might wish to consult this FlyerTalk thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...qm-rdm-32.html
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Sep 6, 2014, 11:13 am
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I have a question that is similar to the original question but with slight differences.
I bought a ticket on united.com that is operated by Lufthansa in K booking class. It has a 016 ticket number, but its not a codeshare. Am I correct to assume that miles will not be earned on this ticket?
Also, a leg on the flight is "operated by Deutsche Bahn". Assuming that this leg is not in K class (and one of the mileage earning classes), do you net any miles or segments for this?
Thanks!!
I bought a ticket on united.com that is operated by Lufthansa in K booking class. It has a 016 ticket number, but its not a codeshare. Am I correct to assume that miles will not be earned on this ticket?
Also, a leg on the flight is "operated by Deutsche Bahn". Assuming that this leg is not in K class (and one of the mileage earning classes), do you net any miles or segments for this?
Thanks!!
Sep 6, 2014, 11:57 am
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Deutsche Bahn is German railways
Sep 6, 2014, 12:51 pm
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Sep 17, 2014, 9:24 am
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I was really surprised to see on a completely intra european ticket posting miles from a T LH class to my united account....
Sep 26, 2014, 9:27 am
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Hi all - can someone confirm my earning level in this situation - USA-Europe, likely to be booked via LH.com on LH metal/stock, in T bucket. Crediting to MP. LH rules say that this earns 25% of flight miles. MP rules page says T intercontinental flights will earn 100%, and makes no distinction between flight booked on UA or on LH ticket stock. Will I earn 25% or 100%? Thanks
Sep 26, 2014, 10:05 am
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When crediting to UA MP, MP rules apply. M&M earnings are irrelevant.
Sep 27, 2014, 1:12 pm
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K-Class on UA Codeshare (LH operated) - Mileage Earning?
My questions:
Does K-Class on UA-operated flights on UA-ticket stock earn MileagePlus miles?
Does K-Class on an UA-codeshare flight (e.g. UA8718 SEA-FRA, operated by LH) on UA-ticket stock earn MileagePlus miles?
K-Class on LH-operated normally does not earn miles.
Lets assume those flights are taken before March 2015.
Thanks for your answers.
Does K-Class on UA-operated flights on UA-ticket stock earn MileagePlus miles?
Does K-Class on an UA-codeshare flight (e.g. UA8718 SEA-FRA, operated by LH) on UA-ticket stock earn MileagePlus miles?
K-Class on LH-operated normally does not earn miles.
Lets assume those flights are taken before March 2015.
Thanks for your answers.