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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by spike74
if I book through Alaska Airlines could I still get American Airlines points for the flights since they are operating the flights??
Yes - But look carefully at the fare class. For example, if you fly a United Airlines flight number on Air Canada metal you may wind up in an Air Canada fare class that doesn't earn miles. I'm not sure if the same applies here.

The main issue with code-shares is if something 'goes wrong' i.e. there's a cancellation or your need to change your flight. On more than one occasion I've found myself ping-ponging between the two carriers, with each one saying it's the other carrier's problem.

Code shares have been around for decades, but it seems the airlines are still trying to 'work out the bugs.'
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