<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HeelLaw:
Is Continental the only EQM partner that has less than 100% EQM for cheap economy fares?</font>
No, a NW WP member flying on cheap DL fares only earns 50% EQMs (cheap DL fares = L,U,T classes).
Check this HIDDEN LINK to the new WP changes for 2004 (you cannot navigate to this link from the NW website - it is, in effect, HIDDEN!!!)
http://www.nwa.com/features/dlcomileage.html
Read the section labeled "Continental Airlines" carefully. Read it a few times. You'll note that not only will NW award you only 50% EQMs on flights you take on CO in cheap fare classes (i.e. you buy the ticket from CO and CO operates the flights), but even NW ticketed flights that are operated by CO (i.e. codeshares) will earn only 50% EQMs if purchased in NW's OWN cheapo fare classes (VLTK)!!