Originally Posted by
fikio
Not to detract from the ongoing discussion or my original questions, but let me ask another: I am flying Turkish Airlines this December and the total miles of all legs including stopovers is just over 15,000 miles. I don't know if the conversion from trip miles to FF miles is the same but I recall them asking on the form about a couple of American FF programs that I think I can get miles on instead of Turkish, I will find out which they are. I have 2 more roundtrip domestic flights to book this year.
As far as I can tell to qualify for various elite statuses, all the travel has to occur in 1 calendar year. Is there any way I can make something of these miles I will be accruing? I think this is the goal, right, I want to try to get some kind of elite status in a FF program?
When flying a partner airline on a paid ticket be sure your particular fare class and metal (if the flight is on a subsidiary) match the requirements for awarding of miles. I made several flights on Turkish a couple of years ago that did NOT earn miles, to my disappointment. Loved Turkey, but that was a sad surprise.