Originally Posted by
Doitsu
Is that right? That just seems weird.
Do they really only "send" the miles for one's personal ticket?
Or have I been misinformed by the staff?
And how could one get all the miles?
Would it be possible for that friend to open a Skywards account for her and then to transfer those points to me?
Miles are earned when the person flies the particular flight.. IMO, it does not matter who pays for the flights but it matters whether the person took the flight or not..In a ideal situation, the person travelling will have a FF account with the airline or its alliance and will get the credit for the flights once he has taken them.. Many alliances allow household accounts where u can get some credit for flights taken by others of the same household.. IN EK u get 20% of the miles of the other person flying.. Some others like M&M also hv similiar polices for MEA..
But I am not aware of any alliance or FFP where miles credit is given just on the basis of who made the payment..