Crediting UA to A3
Dec 2, 2012, 10:59 am
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1)Not necessarily. An easy counterexample would be a FC award flight on UA. It would earn nothing.
2)Have you studied the charts for earning A3 miles from UA flights that are posted on the Aegean website? For regional codeshares, are you talking necessarily about United Express using UA flight numbers? I know there are some LH partners that are not *A members where one should not get miles, but my impression is that United Express flights are treated as if they're operated by UA.
1)Not necessarily. An easy counterexample would be a FC award flight on UA. It would earn nothing.
2)Have you studied the charts for earning A3 miles from UA flights that are posted on the Aegean website? For regional codeshares, are you talking necessarily about United Express using UA flight numbers? I know there are some LH partners that are not *A members where one should not get miles, but my impression is that United Express flights are treated as if they're operated by UA.
Dec 2, 2012, 1:00 pm
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So for example if I take two short hops (not awards) both less than 500 miles one way on United and credit to A3 does each segment earn 500, or is it based off of the whole journeys distance?
So if my trip from A to B to C > 500 I would get 500 per leg or would I get 100% of the miles once i reached the threshold of 500 miles? Similarly if A to B to C is < 500 miles total do you only receive 500 miles or is it based off each flight netting 1000 miles?
I was talking about UA express flights, thanks!
So if my trip from A to B to C > 500 I would get 500 per leg or would I get 100% of the miles once i reached the threshold of 500 miles? Similarly if A to B to C is < 500 miles total do you only receive 500 miles or is it based off each flight netting 1000 miles?
I was talking about UA express flights, thanks!
Dec 2, 2012, 2:54 pm
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So for example if I take two short hops (not awards) both less than 500 miles one way on United and credit to A3 does each segment earn 500, or is it based off of the whole journeys distance?
So if my trip from A to B to C > 500 I would get 500 per leg or would I get 100% of the miles once i reached the threshold of 500 miles? Similarly if A to B to C is < 500 miles total do you only receive 500 miles or is it based off each flight netting 1000 miles?
I was talking about UA express flights, thanks!
So if my trip from A to B to C > 500 I would get 500 per leg or would I get 100% of the miles once i reached the threshold of 500 miles? Similarly if A to B to C is < 500 miles total do you only receive 500 miles or is it based off each flight netting 1000 miles?
I was talking about UA express flights, thanks!
If A-B-C is one flight number, will be considered as one flight even with the stop. 500 rule apply. However, if A-B + B-C distance is over 500, you get the actual flying miles.
Dec 2, 2012, 4:55 pm
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Hate to hijack, but does anyone at A3 or someone who has asked someone at A3 if they are planning on adding the 'P' fare class to the UA earning chart? Work is paying for business for a trip to Korea soon and would love to get *G in one shot as I am not going to re-qual at UA this year. Seems UA has created a cheap C fare class as P which is also domestic 1st for their fare specials.
Dec 2, 2012, 9:02 pm
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Yes, each will get 500 on a UA express flight as long as they are not the same flight number (which for express flights I don't know if they happen).
I've done GRR-ORD flights then onto another flight, and def. get the 500 for that portion plus whatever comes next.
So yes, you will get at least 1000.
I've done GRR-ORD flights then onto another flight, and def. get the 500 for that portion plus whatever comes next.
So yes, you will get at least 1000.
Dec 3, 2012, 9:47 am
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This may not be the case I just had a flight where A-B is >500 miles and B-C <500. I got the actual miles for A-B and got 500 miles for B-C
Dec 5, 2012, 1:28 pm
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Hate to hijack, but does anyone at A3 or someone who has asked someone at A3 if they are planning on adding the 'P' fare class to the UA earning chart? Work is paying for business for a trip to Korea soon and would love to get *G in one shot as I am not going to re-qual at UA this year. Seems UA has created a cheap C fare class as P which is also domestic 1st for their fare specials.
Same issue with LH and OS.
As long as they keep LX P at 200% I am happy. 200% instead of 125% for M&M
Dec 7, 2012, 2:45 pm
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If it's the same flight number AAA-BBB and BBB-CCC (direct flight), then BBB doesn't matter and you must look only at the miles from AAA to CCC, flown as if it had been nonstop. You would get the larger of this number or 500 miles.
Dec 16, 2012, 3:35 pm
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Instead of starting a new thread thought I would park this one here to see if someone can help.
Booked a flight which is shown as a LH code share on UA metal. Looking at the booking class I can earn miles if credited as a UA flight but not as an LH flight. Anyone know what it would post as?
Booked a flight which is shown as a LH code share on UA metal. Looking at the booking class I can earn miles if credited as a UA flight but not as an LH flight. Anyone know what it would post as?
Dec 16, 2012, 4:50 pm
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Instead of starting a new thread thought I would park this one here to see if someone can help.
Booked a flight which is shown as a LH code share on UA metal. Looking at the booking class I can earn miles if credited as a UA flight but not as an LH flight. Anyone know what it would post as?
Booked a flight which is shown as a LH code share on UA metal. Looking at the booking class I can earn miles if credited as a UA flight but not as an LH flight. Anyone know what it would post as?
I've never seen an LH fare which doesn't allow use of UA flights, so I would never book a codeshare...
Dec 17, 2012, 12:40 pm
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It's showing K class on UA when looking from their site which allows 50% earnings but also K for LH which is zero earnings.
Dec 20, 2012, 11:23 am
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Yes, each will get 500 on a UA express flight as long as they are not the same flight number (which for express flights I don't know if they happen).
I've done GRR-ORD flights then onto another flight, and def. get the 500 for that portion plus whatever comes next.
So yes, you will get at least 1000.
I've done GRR-ORD flights then onto another flight, and def. get the 500 for that portion plus whatever comes next.
So yes, you will get at least 1000.
And yes, the exception is when you have a connecting flight with the same flight number.
