Originally Posted by
els83
Thank you. I had read that, but was confused by wording a bit. wasn't sure if that "and" meant had to be BOTH marketed and operated to count. Also don't know ins and outs of 'marketed'... thought it might not count if it was marketed by Qantas but still not purchased through them. (not using their code, but Emirates').
Also the DXB-DAR and DAR-DXB do not appear to be marketed by Qantas. Wondered if I was better off joining Emirates FF program for those legs? Or with new alliance with Qantas, should I join theirs instead and earn QF miles on those EK flights? Might be better to do that as down the line there'd be more opportunities to redeem with AA?
Be sure you check how useful another FFP, such as Qantas', really is before you join another FFP and dilute your benefits. (Ask yourself why some QF OFfs join AAdvantage instead of QFF, for instance.)
Now that you're in the correct forum, you may want to do some searching. I believe others have posted about QF marketed (flight is ticketed as QF) operated by EK (EK metal) and earning AAdvantage miles; there may be an exception to the oneworld operating requirement, but since I don't have a horse in this race, I can't say for sure.
Ah, while I'm writing, our resident
mwalimu of things AA drops by and affirms that. ^
Perhaps purchasing your ticket via QF will result in all QF marketed flights?