Originally Posted by
eMarv
Do I actually need to take the flight in order to get the points? I ask because I'm still on a trip right now.
Yes. You need to be on the flight and the entire trip (if booked as a round trip, which is normally a bad idea) needs to be flown and completed before points will post.
That's why I said to have them split the round trip so the flown outbound can post immediately.