Originally Posted by
TrayflowInUK
this Associate Membership seems to be some sort of indeterminate purgatory. No miles earned, no miles burned, no upgrades, no codeshares... unless you happen to be a FF member of the sponsoring airline. So what's the point? I just don't get this whole "Associate Member" BS.
Do you know something we don't? FFs were led to believe we'll get our miles and other benefits on Associate memebrs no matter what. The only difference between an associate and a full member would be for the airline itself - associates don't get to vote on aliance-wide issues and they have to give up their own FFP for that of their sponsor. At least that's what I've assumed sinced they announced the whole Associate Member program. Am I wrong?