Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
Short answer is yes the agent was (sort-of) correct but there is a way it can be done.
There is a complicated solution to the problem, it involves two reservations fields
1) FQTS (Frequent Traveler Status) field which needs to be MP# to get E+ access.
2) FQTV (Frequent TraVeler number for mileage credit) field which needs to be set to appropriate program to earn miles/status.
But most agent do not know about this or how to do it.
see
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ad-merged.html for solutions.
Way too complicated and the probability that the agent will get it wrong is greater than 90%.
It is far easier to do it by using Mr. Chicken. Once you have checked in with your W+ seating just use Mr. Chicked to update the FF info and print new set of BP's. For me this has been the only way to guarantee 100% that the miles have been credited to the correct FF program.