Originally Posted by
billster
I noticed the posts here are a few years old, but I have a question about 3rd party tickets that I think fits into this thread. Using Momondo, I found UA fares IAD-ZRH ($486 rd trip) that I cannot find on UA's site. (UA fares avg $1200.) When I click through on Momondo, it takes me to TravelMerry.com (one of several booking agents to choose from) to purchase it. This looks like a normal travel agency. It shows UA as the carrier. Is there any way to tell before purchasing if UA will award PQM for this fare? I'd like to use as a mileage run to accrue PQMs and lifetime miles (I'm not worried about PQDs). I'm not sure if this falls under the "unpublished or opaque fare" clause. Anyone know? Thanks!
I may have found a partial answer to my question. When I looked on Fareboom.com for the same flight, under details it shows Booking Code: K and Fare Basis: KKNC14NU. On the UA site, it shows K as qualifying. Would opaque or unpublished fares show a different fare class or is there still a possibility they would not award PQMs?
Thanks for the info on Travelmerry, SeamusSA. I'll try using ITA matrix as well. Thx!