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Old Apr 14, 2018 | 4:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Pianoman109876
I’m sure i’m just missing something... but apologies because I’m curious...

If someone else purchases a flight for you and uses their own credit card (not yours), do you still get MQDs for the ticket?

similarly, if you book a flight thru a travel agent, do you earn MQMs? Or only if you pay to “take over” the ticket?
In my experience (which is usually in the other direction), the MQDs, MQSs, and MQMs all follow the passenger whose butt is in the seat - assuming that they have a SkyMiles account and have attached it to their itinerary. I have bought many tickets for friends and family members, and in every case the benefits accrued to them, not me - even though I initially paid. The same *should* be true of tickets through a travel agent - unless they are selling consolidator fares, which I believe aren't eligible for benefits.
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