<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Wiirachay:
CO/AF -- If you're a CO OP member, you MUST fly on a CO-coded ticket if you're flying on AF metal to get miles.
- Pat</font>
That's a bad example (since it's wrong).
No code share is necessary to get miles. CO OP members get miles on AF (metal) flights systemwide through March 30, 2002, after which the Continental alliance with Air France will be terminated and Air France will no longer participate in the OnePass program. CO won't necessarily treat them as "status" miles, but you can indeed earn miles.
As mentioned earlier, code share prices aren't always higher if you buy the code share instead of the fare of whoever operates the metal. This often can be used to your advantage when you have particular dates in mind but the lowest fares of the operator are sold out. Check the codeshare fares -- they may be cheaper than what the operating airline offers.
[This message has been edited by Quokka (edited 03-03-2002).]