Originally posted by Carolinian:
I recently bought a ticket on Air France to
Bucharest through a travel agent. While sitting in her office putting together the
flight schedule, I very clearly specified that all flights had to be AF or Delta operated aircraft, so that I could earn my miles and segments with Delta. The travel agent assured me that they were. It was late in the afternoon and she said she would
issue the ticket and mail it to me. When it
arrived several days later, the return trans-Atlantic flight was on a Continental-operated codeshare.
You didn't have the travel agent fax you the itinerary before booking it? I do; but I've been burned by travel agents before.
Travel agents often do not know the peculiarities of airline frequent flyer programs. If you are certain of the rules (and/or have confirmed with the airline directly), make sure you get a faxed copy of the itinerary before the ticket is issued.
To answer your initial question, you absolutely will not be able to get DL miles on a CO operated flight. And I don't think that filing a lawsuit will help, either.