So here's what I'm looking at (this might not belong 100% to the MP forum, but I've arrived at this question due to MP rules)...

I'm used to AC MP rules which basically any Star Alliance fare gets you 1 segment and 50% miles. I'm switching to UA and have been looking at partners and finding out what's what. I love the UA 100% earning on cheap fares, and the network is much better than AC which means flying UA isn't exactly hard.

That said, I want to go to Moscow in 2015 and I was scouring ITA for fares finding that almost everything booked into K class.

Many routes were useless as they'd be like YVR-ORD-ZRH-DME where ORD-ZRH-DME would earn 0. So I thought ok, start whittling it down and grab only UA flights like YVR-ORD-IAD-ZRH-DME with only ZRH-DME not earning.

So a couple questions,

1. If you guys are doing a mileage run, or even just planning a leisure/business trip, I'm assuming that's kinda what you do, just make sure as much AC metal is there as possible if you're buying the cheapest fare.

2. Is it possible to associate a 2nd FF# with a PNR? IE: credit YVR-ORD-IAD-ZRH to my MP account and credit ZRH-DME to me Aeroplan account because there it would still earn 1 segment and 50%?

Thanks folks,