Wow on looking at UA earning rates if you book directly with them you will earn at 5x the ticket price. A $1k ticket would only get 5k miles! Also looking at the number of economy tiers it looks pretty sad for LH on UA.
Full Fare Economy
Y, B
150%
Economy
M, H, U
100%
Discount Economy
Q, V, W
75%
Deep Discount Economy
S, T, L
50%
Deepest Discount Economy
K
25%
No Mileage Credit
I, O, R, X
0%
Deepest discount economy really? I was expecting to get 16k miles or so for each trip, but that’s assuming 100% earning which I guess is unlikely. UA earns 100% on OZ so I guess OZ seems reasonable to credit miles to.
Originally Posted by
PiperAtGatesofDawn
You also have to see earning rates not just burning rates. Given your travel frequency you’re not going to be earning too many miles.
Check OZ & UA’s earning and burning charts for UA/LH/AI/SQ - the potential flights you can take between USA-FRA and USA-IND.
Also BA & 9W have the worst YQs. And 9W and AI have the worst redemption miles requirements. So go with UA unless you find OZ’s earning charts to be better.