Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
And they are absolutely correct in 99% of cases. FT is in no way representative of the general flying community.
They call that a D fare.
ET D fares are usually significantly higher than P fares in a lot of markets. It's not the very small cost of the mileage they would pay to the partner program.
Originally Posted by
zeer0
You must be the first to be attracted by non mileage earnings fares. They could easily add $50-100 to the fare and make it 100% earning. Stupid really. Similar to LH P fare.
Exactly. LH P fares aren't nearly as bad as ET P fares. The LH ones do credit in many of the more popular *A programs (A3 and TK being the major exceptions)