Originally Posted by
mmxbreaks
Can't seem to find anything about this.
It's set out very clearly in post 5 of the sticky thread on earning -
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post30593332 - which is rather the entire point of people putting work into maintaining the stickies and the other threads linked to from the dashboard.
Originally Posted by
Prospero
02 Guide to earning Avios and Tier Points on partners, codeshares and partner codeshares
This is a little complex, so all the combinations are outlined as follows. There are two key concepts:
- The flight number/prefix. This can be the airline operating the aircraft, e.g. the BA005 from LHR to NRT or that of a codesharing airline who sell seats on the BA005 as the JL7080. As far as earning goes, it is the flight prefix in your booking that determines the number of Avios you will earn.
- The operating carrier (or metal). That is the airline who actually operate the aircraft. In the example above, that is BA.
Applying that, the following scenarios are possible:
- BA prefix, BA operated flight
You earn Avios and Tier Points for a BA flight as per ba.com
- BA prefix, oneworld partner operated flight
You earn Avios and Tier Points for a BA flight as per ba.com
- BA prefix, BA codeshare partner operated flight
Where the partner in this case means a non-oneworld member e.g. Meridian, some flyBe flights. You earn as per a BA flight.
- BA partner airline prefix, BA partner operated flight
You earn as per BA flight but typically would receive Avios only and no Tier Points.
- BA partner airline prefix, BA operated flight
You earn in accordance with the relevant partner table. However the flight does count towards a BA metal flight needed to obtain status.
- BA partner airline prefix, non-BA partner operated flight
As a general rule, these flights do not earn Avios or Tier Points. See QF prefix/EK operated exception below
- oneworld partner prefix
You earn Avios and Tier Points in accordance to the relevant partner table. As an example, a Cathay Pacific (CX) flight will not earn you any status bonus and the class of service bonus is lower (25% for J, 50% for F). However, one exception to this rule exists with Finnair marketed, BA operated transatlantic services which earn Avios and Tier Points accordance with the BA earning table
- oneworld partner prefix, oneworld partner operated flight
You earn Avios and Tier Points as per the flight number you have bought. So if you bought a CX flight number on AA metal, you'd earn as per a CX flight.
- oneworld partner prefix, non-oneworld operated flight
For example, an AA flight number on HA. You earn nothing. The rule is that both the flight number and the operating carrier have to be in oneworld to earn. Some have successfully had Avios and Tier Points awarded in this instance but that is the exception and very much not the rule.
- BA prefix, Vueling operated flight
You earn Avios and Tier Points
- QF prefix, non-oneworld operated flight
Flights booked under the Qantas code (QF) operated by a non-oneworld airline will earn Avios and Tier Points in all applicable QF selling classes (see below) unless operated by Jetstar in a class other than L class.