Earn rate on discount F: US vs CO
Jul 20, 2010, 1:37 pm
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Earn rate on discount F: US vs CO
I've taken advantage of a few discounted domestic F fares on both carriers, and have just noticed that while US credits to my AP account as F, CO seems to classify it still as discounted (not even full Y) economy.
I suspect it has to do with the buckets the 2 airlines use, as I noticed CO seems to use Z, while US tends to use A.
Have others noticed similar? I'm not sure if I should bother requesting to at least be given full Y, as I don't really need the extra SP anyway to requal this year.
As an aside, on the occasion when I've paid for an u/g on US during check-in, it credits as full Y, fair enough, but I am instead discussing discount fares at the original time of booking.
I suspect it has to do with the buckets the 2 airlines use, as I noticed CO seems to use Z, while US tends to use A.
Have others noticed similar? I'm not sure if I should bother requesting to at least be given full Y, as I don't really need the extra SP anyway to requal this year.
As an aside, on the occasion when I've paid for an u/g on US during check-in, it credits as full Y, fair enough, but I am instead discussing discount fares at the original time of booking.
I find it quite odd....
Jul 20, 2010, 5:24 pm
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According to this link, Z should credit at Business Class level.
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/star-...ental-airlines
US check in u/g uses O class which is why you were credited full Y.
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/star-alliance-us-airways
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/star-...ental-airlines
US check in u/g uses O class which is why you were credited full Y.
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/star-alliance-us-airways
Jul 20, 2010, 5:50 pm
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CO do not have a booking class that credits to Airpoints as First Class.
UA and US do (*UP type fares seem to use A class for on these.)
UA and US do (*UP type fares seem to use A class for on these.)
Last edited by serfty; Jul 20, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Jul 26, 2010, 6:09 pm
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Jul 27, 2010, 3:28 am
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BF is an international brand and the OP said he flew domestically (within US), so he used First Class:
West Coast A-class fares on US Airways are low (SLC-PHX-LAS/RNO for example), thus indeed excellent for premium MR
Jul 27, 2010, 11:49 am
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What a weird experience - I finally checked my AP account, and found my outbound flights were credited as discount economy but my return flights were full economy.
My original itin had me in Y on the PWM-CLE and EWR-PWM legs, and in Z on the CLE-PHX/PHX-EWR segs.
I hadn't realized that CO did this and won't be flying them in domestic F again. I'm assuming that if I ever go for J on the 787 that it will credit as *A J, is this correct?
My original itin had me in Y on the PWM-CLE and EWR-PWM legs, and in Z on the CLE-PHX/PHX-EWR segs.
I hadn't realized that CO did this and won't be flying them in domestic F again. I'm assuming that if I ever go for J on the 787 that it will credit as *A J, is this correct?
Aug 11, 2010, 7:53 pm
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Follow up
Credit Admin at NZ corrected my APD/SP earn rates after I submitted an online request and copies of my BPs.
I haven't flown CO in quite a few years, so will chalk this up to a learning experience!
^ to NZ for sorting things out so smoothly for me!
I haven't flown CO in quite a few years, so will chalk this up to a learning experience!
^ to NZ for sorting things out so smoothly for me!