Originally Posted by
intuition
One serious advantage.
Earning points: Earns like any AY flight. That means you can earn twice as much on a codeshare than on bare metal. For instance, AY5841 HKG-SYD op by CX earns me 18430 AY+ points compared to the 9215 if it says CX on the ticket.
I agree, this is The main benefit, can make a huge difference when crediting to the ticketed carrier FFP.
Wishes from onboard AY81 at the gate...I feel for those HKG bound pax who are most likely waiting for their dep. 0800 tomorrow morning at the nearby hotel(s)..they should have been on this particular airframe, as we speak, bound to HKG..