Originally Posted by
Kamiakdad
"I always refer to the TERMS at the bottom. If you refer to that, there is no mention of QR marketed and operated flights earning according to the AS charts if purchased from AS."
I purchased the ticket on Alaska website so the above is not applicable because the QR ticket was marketed by AS and operated by QR.
You are misunderstanding what "marketed by" means. The marketing carrier is the 2 character carrier code preceeding the flight number regardless of where you purchased the flight. A QR flight number is QR marketed even if you purchased the flight from AA, BA, AS or a travel agency. The carrier you purchased the flight from is the ticketing or plating carrier. In the case of AS plating a QR flight, AS is an agency, just like any other OTA, (Online Travel Agency) or other airline.
Simply purchasing a flight from AS does not mean it is AS marketed. Only flights with a carrier code of AS preceeding the flight number are AS Marketed.
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.
If your flight was QR "coded," as you mentioned in your OP, then it is a QR marketed flight, not an AS marketed flight. An AS marketed flight would require an AS flight number. Therefore, earnings will be based on the charts in Mileage Plan for the marketing carrier. In your case QR and 50% of miles flown was correctly received.
Recap: Marketing carrier. The two character carrier code preceeding the flight number. Operating carrier. The carrier whose name is on the aircraft. Where you purchased the flight. Irrelavent.
I have flown a lot of AY segments, but never an AY marketed flight. They have been BA marketed (BA codeshare) AY operated flights, but purchased from AA. AA was the plating carrier, BA was the marketing carrier and AY was the operating carrier. Since it was BA "coded" it earned according to the BA charts in Mileage Plan.
I have even had AA plate a BA marketed flight on AA metal.
James