Originally Posted by jsloan

Correction: on a UA ticket, this should be an easy fix, but I eventually gave up on trying to get any credit for a UA ticketed, BR-operated segment in B that I had upgraded with MileagePlus miles. I went back and forth with various agents for about a week, and every time one seemed to understand the situation, they’d reply and ask for something I’d already provided (e.g., a copy of the boarding pass), I’d send it again, and they’d start from “Z is not an earning fare class on EVA.”

I gave up when I realized that various IRROPS / change-related weirdnesses had already gotten me more than 100% credit on that flight, so it felt (a) morally wrong and (b) risky to continue to battle. (It was also TPE-HKG, so we’re not talking about a ton of miles here.