Originally Posted by
ClanJ
Hi was just wondering about this is context to Miles and Bonus mile and tier earn. My other half is A3 silver presently and looking at A3 they code share from Australia to Europe. When looking at booking with A3 say BNE/MEL/SYD to a number of hubs in Europe comes up with a A3 flight number even though completed with Etihad. Guess my question is do these flights/sectors accumulate A3 miles/tier?
No, you have to fly on *A metal. Code shares don't count for tier miles (nor as segments in case your other half wants to get the A3 ones).