Hi everyone,

First of all, I have to clarify that the above statement stating that 3M flights do not earn PQM / PQS is incorrect--in fact, the PQS and PQM I received from 3M flights that were requested credit allowed me to get United Silver status. And, as previously stated, all 3M flights must have their credit manually requested. For this reason, it is recommended that Silver Airways reservations be booked directly through United Airlines' website, not Silver Airways' website, if one wishes to receive frequent flyer credit.

Anyway, as above, I'll be flying FLL-MCO on a first class-coded reservation (not first class on Silver Airways) :


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1) When I go to check in, United's website will tell me to check in with Silver Airways at the airport, in this case, FLL.

2) When I check in at FLL, not only will I receive a Silver Airways paper boarding pass for FLL-MCO, but also MCO-IAH and IAH-CMH issued on Silver Airways paper cardstock as well. These boarding passes can be used to access the United Club, as I have a United Club membership. As an example, previously I flew FLL-MCO-IAH-IAD. When I landed in IAH, I used my "Silver Airways operated by United Airlines" MCO-IAH boarding pass to get into the Terminal E United Club, and the agent's scanner "saw" my club membership attached to the Silver Airways stock.

3) This is coded as a first class reservation, so Silver Airways' website denotes that bags "are included" at no charge, as with most United domestic first class reservations. A quick call to their res center confirmed this, my bags are free even though the first flight segment, FLL-MCO, is not in first class. Even if they ask me to pay the fee, I'll just do it anyway. $25 is nothing to get into a fight over.

If anyone has any other questions, ask away. I'll post pictures in this thread when I'm in the FLL United Club on Friday.

-LPDAL / Colby