Originally Posted by
jjmoore
I would use this link to see where you stand:
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...spx?ItemId=343
If your ticket is 016 ticket stock (the Brussels Airlines flight will still have a UAXXXX flight #), you will treat it like a standard UA flight (based on status and the multiplier times the base fare for that flight). If it is a SNXXXX flight #, it will be 50% of miles flown (+ the bonus based on your status).
You could always call MP to make sure... but this link directly from UA's website should lay it out pretty clearly.
That is mostly correct BUT
Codeshare and partner flights: If you purchase a ticket for a flight that is marketed by United but operated by another airline (known as a codeshare flight), the fare class that appears on your ticket may differ from the fare class that the operating airline uses to determine flight miles earned. If a partner flight is not eligible to earn award miles, then it is also not eligible to earn Premier qualifying miles, segments or dollars.
This likely is only an issue on the bottom economy fares and is why learn the actual fare may be important to avoid this
surprize even on 016 ticket. And finding out the operator's fare code on a codeshare requires calling the flight operator.