Originally Posted by
HKChicago
... The only option to book the return HKG-NRT-ORD with a non-stopover layover in NRT seemst to be to pay $400 extra to go NRT-ORD via ANA the next morning. (This also costs me 7000 bonus miles for flying on non-UA metal.) ...
While you won't get MMer credit you should get the elite bonus credit on the JV flights operated by NH metal.