Originally Posted by
j_the_p
I'm not completely sure of the answer, but looking at the following chart, it would seem that Z is discounted business on CA as well. So to me, that would indicate that Z maps to Z between the two carriers.
Effective from March 29, 2009, mileage credits on CA flights was adjusted as follows:
Class Booking Class Credit Miles
First F, A, P Actual mile x 150%
Business C, D, J, Z Actual mile x 130%
Economy Y, B Actual mile x 100%
H, K, L, M, Q, G, S, V, W, U Actual mile x 50%
T, E, N, R, O, I, X 0%
Source:
http://www.china-airlines.com/en/club/club_mi_600.htm
This is from China Airlines, which is totally different from Air China. China Airlines operates mainly from Taiwan, while Air China operates mainly from mainland China.
Depending on which airline mileage program you want to credit, the earnings, especially the bonus for booking full fare and business/first fares, could be different. I usually credit all my Star Alliance segments to my UA MP account, the links to AC and CA are as follows:
Air Canada earnings in United MileagePlus
Air China earnings in United MileagePlus
It is very well likely the Z fare on AC will also result in Z fare on CA, since it is the discount business fare on both airlines, but I just want to make sure before ticketing.
Thank you all for your reponse.