Join Date: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Programs: UA Platinum, AA Lifetime Platinum, DL Platinum, Honors Diamond, Bonvoy Ambassador, Hertz Platinum
Posts: 8,179
There are a few "airline miles" credit cards that are not affiliated with any airline. They accumulate "miles" in their own account, and then the bank purchases a regular ticket on your behalf (on any airline) when you redeem an award. Since these tickets are revenue tickets as far as the airline is concerned, you get miles for the flight.