yes - in this respect (TG-eco-flights: UA 50%, LH 100%) it is UA's policy (not Thai's or LH's which would be to blame) - as with non-transatlantic LH-eco-flights (UA 50%, LH 100%) - as with upgrades only on selected fares (LH on all paid fares) - as with only effectiv miles on UA-shuttle (LH minimum 500 miles) - as with only 25% bonus in business (LH 100%), 50% in first (LH 200%) - as with only considering base (flight) miles for status (LH class bonus miles count for status).

But on the other hand: UA awards are freely transferable to everybody (LH only partner/children or persons flying the same itinierary as you), UA offers upgrade vouchers (500 mile-vouchers and one-way-confirmable upgrade-vouchers) for inner-North-American-flights (LH 'only one European upgrade per 50'000 miles or one int. upgrade per 100'000 miles), and on many routings UA asks for less award-miles than LH. And UA grants (on UA and LH-code-share transatlantic-flights) a 25% (Premier) or 100% (PremEx, 1K) status bonus - LH only a treshold bonus for reaching 35'000 (7'000 miles bonus) and 100'000 (20'000 miles bonus) flight miles (incl staus%) for flights with all *carriers.

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 10-25-1999).]