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Old May 26, 2011 | 5:57 pm
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Originally Posted by red star
Now that becomes even more wrong since SQ partners with VS (and owes a 49% stake of it). Absolutlely no reason why SQ should not credit a VS codeshare on SQ as long as it is a milage earning class.
Originally Posted by SFOSpiff
If there is any question about it being a VS-marketed flight then just credit the miles to a CO account instead of UA. CO codeshares with VS, which UA doesn't. At the end of the year, UA and CO miles will be merged, or if you can't wait, you can link them and transfer the miles yourself.
Actually, CO OP is very careful in defining the mileage accumulation criteria for VS & SQ:

From http://www.Continental.com/web/en-US...ce/virgin.aspx:
"Continental OnePass members can earn miles and redeem rewards on all flights operated by Virgin Atlantic. OnePass miles earned on Continental codeshare flights operated by Virgin Atlantic flights also count toward Elite status."
From http://www.Continental.com/CMS/en-US...aspx?ItemId=77:
"Earn OnePass miles with standard fares on Virgin Atlantic, with the following general exceptions: all free travel, industry-free or industry-reduced rate tickets, charter flights and promotional certificates.
[..]
Virgin Atlantic-operated flights"
From http://www.Continental.com/CMS/en-US...spx?ItemId=304:
"Earn OnePass miles with standard fares on Singapore Airlines, with the following general exceptions: all reward travel, industry-free or industry-reduced rate tickets, charter flights and promotional certificates.
[..]
Singapore Airlines (SQ) flight number on ticket for Singapore-operated flights"
And, again, that's not to mention the non-mileage-earning SQ Booking Classes (G/Q/V/N/T).
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