HKG-PEN on United "Operated by Cathay Pacific?"
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HKG-PEN on United "Operated by Cathay Pacific?"
Hi All, I apologize in advance if this is in the FAQ somewhere and I missed it. I have checked there and done multiple searches.
I have a round trip booked with United on united.com form PDX to Penang Malaysia in August. The HKG-PEN leg is showing on United as "operated by Cathay Pacific". Is this a codeshare or what? They are not part of *A and I am wondering if I will even get miles for this. Why would United book a non *A (and non-partner) airline as part of an itinerary booked on their website
Thanks
Roy
I have a round trip booked with United on united.com form PDX to Penang Malaysia in August. The HKG-PEN leg is showing on United as "operated by Cathay Pacific". Is this a codeshare or what? They are not part of *A and I am wondering if I will even get miles for this. Why would United book a non *A (and non-partner) airline as part of an itinerary booked on their website
Thanks
Roy
Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Jul 10, 2012 at 4:52 am Reason: vague thread title
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Hi All, I apologize in advance if this is in the FAQ somewhere and I missed it. I have checked there and done multiple searches.
I have a round trip booked with United on united.com form PDX to Penang Malaysia in August. The HKG-PEN leg is showing on United as "operated by Cathay Pacific". Is this a codeshare or what? They are not part of *A and I am wondering if I will even get miles for this. Why would United book a non *A (and non-partner) airline as part of an itinerary booked on their website
Thanks
Roy
I have a round trip booked with United on united.com form PDX to Penang Malaysia in August. The HKG-PEN leg is showing on United as "operated by Cathay Pacific". Is this a codeshare or what? They are not part of *A and I am wondering if I will even get miles for this. Why would United book a non *A (and non-partner) airline as part of an itinerary booked on their website
Thanks
Roy
If losing the miles freaks you out (though with a PDX-SFO/ORD-HKG-PEN itinerary already being 24 hours of flying, I might not want to add ANOTHER connection for a few thousand miles and adding MORE time flying, unless I was desperate for EQ-er, oh, wait this is FlyerTalk, of course you want the EQM), ask to route HKG-SIN/BKK-PEN on SQ/MI(SilkAir) or TG. (BTW- you won't get UA miles or EQM on MI for the SIN-PEN leg either, should you choose that routing. SilkAir is not in *A, nor is it a UA partner.)
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eponymous_coward,
Thanks for the quick reply. That is what I thought, no award miles or EQM...That's OK. I'm sitting at 122K right now. I just did not understand why it would say "operated by" if it wasn't at least a code-share. My main reason for the HKG connection was United metal for the long-haul portion vs. a *A partner or code-share on that leg (no chance of upgrade). I am already confirmed in Biz first on the return but the outbound leg is still wait listed on a GPU.
I don't want to add to the already long trip for that amount of mileage so I will just fly it like it stands.
At least it is a Y fare on Cathay so maybe they will be nice to me...I can only hope.
Cheers,
Roy
Thanks for the quick reply. That is what I thought, no award miles or EQM...That's OK. I'm sitting at 122K right now. I just did not understand why it would say "operated by" if it wasn't at least a code-share. My main reason for the HKG connection was United metal for the long-haul portion vs. a *A partner or code-share on that leg (no chance of upgrade). I am already confirmed in Biz first on the return but the outbound leg is still wait listed on a GPU.
I don't want to add to the already long trip for that amount of mileage so I will just fly it like it stands.
At least it is a Y fare on Cathay so maybe they will be nice to me...I can only hope.
Cheers,
Roy
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I believe the website says "operated by" for all other airline segments now, although not 100% certain.
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This is from Alaska's website with regards to earning miles in Economy:
Economy Cabin: Earn actual flight miles* flown in Y, H, or K classes of service. Earn 50% of actual flight miles* flown in L, M or V classes of service.