Originally Posted by
edwkim
I am flying from LA to KUL with a stop in Shanghai for a nephew's wedding. There are 12 in the family flying on China Eastern. Arrangements were made through a 'friend' travel agent and I'm just finding out that the booking class, X and Q will not earn Delta miles.
Should I just join Eastern miles and earn with that program? Any idea on what I can do? I hate to miss out on all those miles, is there anything I can do? Please help!
Yeah, either that or CZ's program; you owe it to yourself to do a bit of comparative analysis with respect to your fare classes, their award charts, and the ability to book award tickets for others (they are very similar, but there are a few subtle differences iirc). The good news is that some awards are very cheap in terms of points required... far cheaper than DL for intra-China travel. Even if you don't fly around China yourself, I doubt you would have much trouble unloading CZ/MU points in the coupon connection.