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Jul 22, 2009, 9:43 pm

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Originally Posted by alison11

Flew mke-msp-san last weekend. same flight number for both segments. I was credited the mke-san mileage "as if" it were a nonstop flight (which it isn't) instead of 500 for mke-msp and ??? for msp-san, I got the mke-san direct mileage.

You received the right mileage amount. "Direct" flights earn mileage between the two city pairs. So MKE-MSP-SAN marketed as a direct MKE-SAN earns the MKE-SAN mileage (as if it were a nonstop flight).