Originally posted by tfung:
That's actually not true. You can receive miles for 2 segmants ONLY IF your ticket dictates two segments. Like if your ticket states UA939 LHR ORD UA939 ORD SEA. However, if your ticket is UA939 LHR SEA, you will only receive miles for 1 segmant, like what you would have received in a nonstop LHR SEA.
That's what Xprof was saying. He knows the rule but thinks it's unfair. I agree. It's even worse on UA 1 (JFK-HKG with LAX "stop").