Originally Posted by
Kamiakdad
I purchased a Qatar economy ticket N class fare on AlaskaAir.com expecting to get 100% miles flown. The miles posted yesterday but I received only 50%. Contacted CS and was told this is correct because the flight was coded QR flight number and not AS flight number. N class is tabled at 50% on mileage chart.
Earn miles by purchasing Qatar Airways flights through Alaska.
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Select Qatar Airways flights are available for purchase via Alaska Airlines. Sign in to your Mileage Plan™ account when purchasing your flight to earn Mileage Plan miles.
Earn chart for Qatar Airways flights with an
Alaska (AS) flight number
N class earns 100% EQM
Earn chart for Qatar Airways flights with a
Qatar Airways (QR) flight number.
N class earns 50% EQM.
Qatar Airways flights with an Alaska (AS) flight number
To qualify, flights must be within the Alaska flight number range (AS) 5700–5999, and be marketed by Alaska Airlines and operated by Qatar Airways. The two-letter airline code (AS) must precede the flight number (for example, AS XXXX) on your ticket receipt or boarding pass. Based on the above earn chart,
[AS CHART] base miles and fare-class bonus miles earned are eligible for elite qualifying miles.
Qatar Airways flights with a Qatar Airways (QR) flight number
To qualify, flights must be within the Qatar Airways flight number range (QR) 1–2949, 3000–3149, or 5000–6599, and be marketed and operated by Qatar Airways or codeshare flights marketed by Qatar Airways and operated by oneworld member airlines or affiliates. The two-letter airline code (QR) must precede the flight number (for example, QR XXXX) on your ticket receipt or boarding pass. Based on the above earn chart,
[QR CHART] base miles and fare-class bonus miles earned are eligible for elite qualifying miles.
In
oneworld, it is the marketing carrier that determines what you earn in Mileage Plan. Who plates the ticket is irrelevant. The bottom line is that a QR flight starting with QR×××× is QR marketed and earnings in Mileage Plan will be according to the QR charts.. An AS flight AS××××, but operated by QR, is an AS marketed flight and earnings in Mileage Plan will be according to the AS charts.
AS can market
select flights. We don't know the route nor if it is a route that AS can market. Since your flight was QR××××, it is a QR marketed and operated flight and the EQM you earned is consistent with policy.
James