AC code share LHR to JNB
Feb 4, 2017, 9:07 am
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AC code share LHR to JNB
How long does it take to get mileage and COS credits from flights like this which are AC code shares with South African Airways? Mine was in Buz class and a week ago. Nothing showing in my ac account yet.
I had an intra Africa flight on SAA which has already booked but not my AC Code share yet from LHR to JNB.
I recall other problems people have had on these segments.
I had an intra Africa flight on SAA which has already booked but not my AC Code share yet from LHR to JNB.
I recall other problems people have had on these segments.
Feb 4, 2017, 11:26 am
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Receiving mileage credit for SAA flights indeed often is an issue (particularly on codeshare flights, but also domestic SAA flights IME).
Give it 4-6 weeks, and if miles don't post, start the usual retro-claim process.
Give it 4-6 weeks, and if miles don't post, start the usual retro-claim process.
Apr 12, 2017, 3:50 pm
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Waiting still for JNB LHR Buz Class credits
It has now been over 8 weeks since I returned from South Africa. I got all credits in Buz Class except my AC Code share from and to JNB from LHR. This is a big amount of mileage and AQDs.
I am told it will be posted eventually which is not very assuring but I await in anticipation.
What if this never gets posted? What are my options? I have submitted my boarding passes to prove I was on the flights in question. This was an AC Code share with South African in Buz class.
Not impressed with this service one bit. I should have received this credit many weeks ago.
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I am told it will be posted eventually which is not very assuring but I await in anticipation.
What if this never gets posted? What are my options? I have submitted my boarding passes to prove I was on the flights in question. This was an AC Code share with South African in Buz class.
Not impressed with this service one bit. I should have received this credit many weeks ago.
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Apr 12, 2017, 5:07 pm
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Apr 15, 2017, 10:29 am
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This post is very timely for me, as I'm planning a trip to SA in January 2018. Even though, there are numerous other options to fly from Canada to SA, either via Sao Paulo or Zurich, most of the options are with SAA via LHR or FRA. I look forward to hearing when you have finally received all of your AQDs, as this is also the main reason, why I'm travelling this routing with very long layovers.
Apr 15, 2017, 11:10 am
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This post is very timely for me, as I'm planning a trip to SA in January 2018. Even though, there are numerous other options to fly from Canada to SA, either via Sao Paulo or Zurich, most of the options are with SAA via LHR or FRA. I look forward to hearing when you have finally received all of your AQDs, as this is also the main reason, why I'm travelling this routing with very long layovers.
Btw, there are plenty of options on LH via FRA (and MUC depending on time of year) if you want to avoid SA.
Apr 15, 2017, 11:15 am
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Jasper - unfortunately, I have never seen the GRU routing on the AC website, but certainly doable. The reason, and I could be wrong, that I didn't want to reserve the LH flight options to SA is I found that the LH options didn't offer the AC codeshare option, thus reducing my AQD.
Apr 15, 2017, 12:33 pm
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Jasper - unfortunately, I have never seen the GRU routing on the AC website, but certainly doable. The reason, and I could be wrong, that I didn't want to reserve the LH flight options to SA is I found that the LH options didn't offer the AC codeshare option, thus reducing my AQD.
And I asked regarding routing via GRU since it's my understanding that AC fares North America - South Africa do not allow routing via South America.
Apr 15, 2017, 12:35 pm
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Jasper - unfortunately, I have never seen the GRU routing on the AC website, but certainly doable. The reason, and I could be wrong, that I didn't want to reserve the LH flight options to SA is I found that the LH options didn't offer the AC codeshare option, thus reducing my AQD.
https://altitude.aircanada.com/status/overview?lang=en
Apr 15, 2017, 1:01 pm
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Still waiting for flights from just over a month ago. Submitted a claim, but haven't heard anything back. All the normal SAA flights I took posted fine, just this codeshare LHR-JNB failed to.