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Old Mar 20, 2026 | 3:28 pm
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Originally Posted by robbbbb
Hi xliioper,

Just to follow up, I’m looking to book the attached flight. It’s DL-marketed and operated, but AF shows it as “Light”. Do I still get MQDs, given the fare seems equivalent to DL Basic?

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No, it will not earn any miles or MQDs. It will actually book into DL E class since this is a DL marketed flight on a Light/Basic fare filing. Booking class is always based on who markets the flight, not the operating or ticketing carrier. You can see below that by simply adding a connection, you will get AF marketed flights on an AF fare which will earn miles/MQDs including on Light fares. The flights will be AF marketed even when both flights are DL metal.

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