Originally Posted by
UAPremierGuy
Dunno. It is an ANZ ticket number, but UA's website tells me that I should be getting EQD's for the UA flights (ORD-LAX-MEL & LAX-ORD). These were booked as UA flight numbers and not codeshares, so it'll be interesting to see how they credit. Either way, I'm happy to get the EQM's/EQS' RDM's, and sure hope I get the ~$700 in EQD's that UA's website tells me that I'll be getting for this res.
You earn EQDs and $-based miles for United metal flights, regardless of who ticketed.