Originally Posted by CoHiba Gent
Thanks for replying. I am booked for the rest of the year on all Z and D fares. I forgot to mention that. The only reason for asking is if they do not count, then I will fall short of elite by 1000 miles. I was going to book a short trip to earn the status, but if the online miles counted, it wouldn't be necessary.
NO bonus miles ever count for elite status. A/D/Z/Y/H fares earn "elite qualifying miles" (EQMs) at the rate of 1.5x actual flight miles, but that is separate from bonus miles. A/D/Z fares earn a 50% class of service bonus; Y/H fares do not.