Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
For mileage earning in *A, there are two things that matter
1) it is the flight operator that determines the earning rate (codeshare / marketing airline does not matter).
2) to determine earning you need to find the flight operator's fare code -- which can be difficult in most cases
However on your case, all paid fares on UA & US operated flights earn at least 100% RDMs and 100% PQMs with UA offering their elites 500 mile mins.
Thanks so much for the explanation.
I now have another question:
My intended ticket purchase is from CheapoAir.com and the price difference between them and other OTA's is significant.
Could there be an unexpected catch - in that I will not receive any miles for flights flown ?
I did some research on this issue, and t's a kinda gray area IMHO.
With some of the OTA's one will not accrue any miles and some will tell you to call the airline.
(And the airline will tell you NO
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