Flight 881 from ORD on April 17 was too late arriving NRT to make BKK connection. Passengers were given tickets for the next day, and then shuttled off to a hotel for the night. Meal vouchers for dinner and breakfast were supplied. Though not what I wanted, or where I wanted to be, I give UA credit for getting this all organized and ready for the many passengers who would be impacted by this 3 hour + delay from ORD. I was particularly happy to be at the front of the line to collect my ticket and vouchers and get to the hotel to check in before a huge line would form!!! Also, kudos for keeping tabs on my checked luggage over night, and making sure I got it when I finally arrived BKK!

Now the situation: the trip to BKK the next day was on Vietnam Airlines, which is not in the star alliance. I think it should be up to United to make sure I get those FF miles and EQMs since I had nothing to do with the re-routing choice THEY made. As mentioned, LOTS of people are in this same situation. I'm not ready to lose EQMs as this will be a tight year for me for trying to maintain 1K.

How hard will it be to collect those miles on VN Airlines? My VN ticket stubs do have my UA FF# on them. Hoping this is not a battle for the EQMs!! My reservation information gives no indication whatsoever of miles or EQMs that would be earned on this re-routing. Hoping that doesn't mean ZERO.