Originally Posted by
Xiaotung
No, you can't credit it to anywhere if the names do not match. But it didn't use to affect status to show on the boarding pass, hence the loophole. Star Alliance was aware of this but not sure where they are now in terms of technology.
Not true, my sister who has the same last name as her husband but with a different first name was able to add miles to his account using his account number in error to fly.