Originally Posted by STBCypriot

I thought you could get the miles if you bought more than one seat. I know that it might take some extra effort to get them (contacting customer care, etc.) but I am certain that I read here somewhere on FT that people do do this, mainly for reasons of comfort, though it is rare.

Originally Posted by Evan!

During the double MQM promo last year I distinctly remember a poster reporting how he would regularly buy three coach seats for long-haul flights so he could stretch out and sleep. He preferred this to a BE seat. IIRC, he reported that he did indeed get 3X SkyMiles and 3X MQMs. I don't remember if he did this during the DMQM promo period. Does this jog the memory of anyone out there? I never subscribed to that thread and don't know how I would be able to track it down using the search feature.