Originally Posted by
carledwards
just reviving this old threat, I cannot seem to find clarification of the following questions before I possibly book a BD codeshare flight on UA for the first time, again because it is around 400USD cheaper to SFO!
1. If it is in W class, will it earn 100% normal miles on UA, plus my elite bonus?
2. if I enter my mileage plus number in the booking, will I be able to see it under my itineraries on UA's website, and select my preferred economy plus seating?
3. Anything else I should know that may disadvantage me by booking it via bmi?
Thanks very much
1. Can't speak authoritatively to this one. It should, but my J (Z) ticket hasn't given me my class-of-service bonus which I'm supposed to get -- one of the items on my "to do" list is to puruse this. I did get my elite bonus.
2. You'll get a different PNR for UA, but yes, you can look it up. Might have some problems with the seat assignments; see my earlier post.
3a. Should be no problems, but I've read a couple of horror stories on the BD boards. Just be sure to print out both your confirmation email from BD and your e-ticket receipt from UA, just in case.
3b. I did have some trouble with checkin. When I tried to check in online, the system told me there was no electronic ticket issued (despite both airlines telling me it had been). Couldn't check in at the kiosk because of a "schedule change" (which I had acknowledged 6 weeks earlier); had this issue both directions.