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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 7:34 am
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Originally Posted by FedUp2
Say you are flying on OZ metal on a flight which also happens to be a UA code share (e.g. ICN-SFO). Now if you are a UA Mileage Plus member (Premier Executive or above), you would get 100% bonus miles with a UA flight number, but only the regular miles if you flew on a OZ number.
You are incorrect. UA (and I believe the entire Star Alliance) only goes by the operator of the flight - the flight number has no bearing whatsoever on mileage earning (except for the special Air China exception). Perhaps you're thinking of one of the other alliances?
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