Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
I believe the exact opposite. The operating carrier is the one who should dictate mileage earning, and the marketing partner should not make any difference. Why should the exact same flight earn different miles depending on what label is on it?
There are many examples why I think the marketing carrier should give the points.
You can buy a SK-coded ticket on SU (Aeroflot). This will give you nothing as Aeroflot is not part of EuroBonus. But I gave my money to SK not to SU.
Buying a SK V-class ticket may mean 100% when flying on LH metal but only 25% on LX metal because on LX the V-class is coded as T (for example). I bought a V-class ticket from SK to get 100% but have no idea how this class is mapped on different carriers.
Some SQ flights are operated by MH (Malaysian). How should I as a customer know until it is to late.
Flying LX operated by SK will give me no EB points even though this flight is operated by "my own" airline.
In short: When I do my booking I have the main influence over the marketing carrier and its booking class. This is where my loyalty to the airline (or alliance) is shown. This is what should dictate my earnings.