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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:44 pm
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Originally Posted by ejricher
If I pay for a ticket for someone else to use, do I get the frequent flyer miles or does she? Thanks
Let's say you charge $300 on your airline co-branded credit card to buy the ticket. She flies 1000 miles on that ticket.

In this scenario, you'd get the miles that come from spending $300 on your credit card, and she'd get the miles due from 1000 miles of flying.
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