Originally Posted by
MikeWhiskey
I calculate just 120 tier points with Virgin Atlantic for the Chine Eastern pieces (30 + 30 each way as each segment is less than 2,000 miles). Is Shanghai Airlines part of any alliance for posting the long (5,000 mile) segments?
Shanghai Airlines (FM) credits to Flying Blue exactly the same as China Eastern (MU), when I flown FM and MU on mixed tickets from BUD via PVG to South East Asia quite a few times. FM is an affiliate member via MU in SkyTeam so would assume the same for credit into Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.