Booked UA+US Air flights through UA, which ff account should I use?
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Booked UA+US Air flights through UA, which ff account should I use?
I am flying SFO - NYC, and made a booking via the united website. SFO-NYC is a UA flight, while the return is two US Airways flights. I am a silver BAEC member, but don't have any miles on United yet.
Should I let the UA flight's miles go to my MileagePlus accoutn, and send the USAir miles to my BAEC account, or should i use my MileagePlus account for the whole trip? Since the USAir flight is booked through United, where will I get more miles - MileagePlus or BAEC?
Should I let the UA flight's miles go to my MileagePlus accoutn, and send the USAir miles to my BAEC account, or should i use my MileagePlus account for the whole trip? Since the USAir flight is booked through United, where will I get more miles - MileagePlus or BAEC?
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Thanks! I should wait till I complete the trip, and then add the US Air miles first, followed by the UA miles ? I ask because the UA confirmation number has both outbound and inbound flights linked to it, while the converted US confirmation number only has the inbound flight linked to it. I'm worried that if I add my United MP number while checking in, that info will go into records for the round trip and I won't be able to claim BAEC points for the return US Air flight.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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You booked through UA, so UA is the owner. Anything you give to UA may go to US. Nothing you give to US should go back to UA.
This is the sequencing that should work:
1. Enter the UA number at the UA site.
2. Then, enter the BA number at the US site.
This is the sequencing that should work:
1. Enter the UA number at the UA site.
2. Then, enter the BA number at the US site.
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Thanks! I should wait till I complete the trip, and then add the US Air miles first, followed by the UA miles ? I ask because the UA confirmation number has both outbound and inbound flights linked to it, while the converted US confirmation number only has the inbound flight linked to it. I'm worried that if I add my United MP number while checking in, that info will go into records for the round trip and I won't be able to claim BAEC points for the return US Air flight.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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