Originally Posted by
YouSeeLABruin
Makes sense. Do they earn at the same rate normal miles do? Say, in my above example, would I get 5,500 redeemable miles and 5,500 EQ miles.
in most cases when talking about United flights, yes. earned RDMs = earned EQMs (although as an elite member, you will get RDM bonuses, etc.). where it gets tricky is with partner airlines, especially with foreign carriers. for example, with South African Airways, most
economy tickets will earn 100% RDM miles, but only 70% EQM. when in doubt,
check the website. but if you're doing most of your flying on United or domestic Star Alliance partners, it's usually 100% EQM/100% RDM.
Originally Posted by
YouSeeLABruin
Can miles transfers from credit cards (sapphire preferred) count towards EQ miles or are they gained strictly by flying? I would assume the latter, or I could just take my 50k signup bonus and get status at United (which seems too easy).
right, too easy
those are just redeemable miles. EQMs you can pretty much only get through flying (tho
Delta is letting you buy them, from what i understand) and like was said earlier, reset every year.