Edelweiss seems to be unusual - crediting some flights for RDM but not for PQM. The UA Edelweiss page reads "Please note: To assure flights are eligible and will earn miles, these flights should be booked through United. Flights booked through edelweiss.com will not accrue mileage.". I booked mine at LH.com, will see how that turns out.... At the moment showing 0 miles :-(
For a less RDM, more PQM run the whole thing can be booked on UA.com, almost entirely on UA metal, for the same price.
Originally Posted by
Boogie711
Why? What does a UA Flight number have to do with anything? Star credits based on metal flown, not ticket number or codeshare or flight number.
In the example given by the OP, he would take LX Flight 8018 and LX 8019. But according to the UA page, they would only credit to UA for PQM if they were LX flights 8500-8969.