<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Quokka:
Yet once again ...
When flying a code share, the operating carrier is what matters for Mileage Plan mileage accrual and status purposes.
Look up the name of the *operating carrier* in the list at the link below to see if Mileage Plan mileage is earned and if any mileage earned counts towards status:
http://www.alaskaair.com/mileageplan...rs_Airline.asp
So if the operating carrier is CO, you'll earn miles, but they won't count towards MVP/MVP Gold status.
And if the operating carrier is NW, you'll earn Mileage Plan miles and they *will* count towards MVP/MVP Gold status.
Basically, look at the name on the side of the plane for mileage purposes -- the code on the code share doesn't matter.
[This message has been edited by Quokka (edited 05-01-2003).]</font>
I find this a frustrating aspect of Mileage Plan - if its an AS purchased ticket and the revenue (or at least a share) goes to AS then we should get AS coded Q miles. Also, in the miles example above I believe that the NW flight miles would credit as NW partner miles and not AS miles and would thus not count toward the lower AS mileage requirement.