Originally Posted by
Concerto
Really? Are you sure? With Star Alliance, I was of the understanding that operating carrier was what determined mileage earnings etc. But the AF/LX tie up on the Geneva Paris route is somewhat unique, I believe.
Nothing unique about this route.
With FB, the operating carrier is of secondary importance.
The marketing carrier MUST be FB affiliated. In case the marketing carrier is neither FB nor FB partner, then no miles are accrued.
Where the operating carrier matters, is in case of code share flights for marketing carriers other than AF/KL.
In that case, the operating carrier must be Skyteam, bearing in mind that ALL AF/KL coded flights accrue miles irrespective of the operating carrier.
For example:
- AFXXXX operated by LX : mile accrual
- AZXXXX operated by LX: no mile accrual
There may be other subtleties, but this is the broad idea.