Originally Posted by
jsloan
Yes, absolutely. Just credit the flight to MileagePlus.

You'll earn the same PQM that you would if you booked on United. You'll earn redeemable miles based upon distance, instead of price, and you won't earn PQD, but those are the only differences.
which on a full J ticket will be quite substantial. 10k miles vs. 75k miles ... or something like that? I would book via ZRH or FRA on LH or LX.