Originally Posted by Wolkenwandler (Post 36867998)

Dear all, I truly appreciate your responses and the information you’ve shared. I once flew PE on a trip from FRA to HKG (Seat 30A) and earned 500 Elite points for Iberia. Initially, the aircraft was scheduled to be an Airbus A350-1000, but it was changed to a Boeing 777-300 by the time of the flight. The experience wasn’t significantly different from Economy, though it was acceptable at a cost of 2.5 euros per point. However, this time, it would have cost 13 euros per point, which is less appealing. Usually I pay 1.1 euro per point when I fly with Iberia.

For this journey, I booked my ticket over six months in advance, initially expecting to fly on an Airbus A350-1000. I selected seat 60A in Economy Flex. However, I noticed the aircraft was changed again to a Boeing 777-300. Before the flight, I contacted Iberia to confirm how many Elite points I would earn, but the answers varied. I assumed I would receive 400 Elite points for this flight, which would have been more than enough for the 200 Elite points needed for an upgrade to Iberia + Platino (OWE).

It’s been a learning experience. Moving forward, if I need flexibility and more Status points for CX, I’ll book Economy Flex, but if I’m crediting points to Iberia, I’ll opt for PE.

Originally Posted by percysmith (Post 36868280)

I hope Iberia allowed some sort of extended earning period for you, because this is really a customer-unfriendly practice of CX, disrupting partner earn.

Originally Posted by percysmith (Post 36868280)

I hope Iberia allowed some sort of extended earning period for you, because this is really a customer-unfriendly practice of CX, disrupting partner earn.

Originally Posted by dcas (Post 36868482)

There is no scenario where Y earns more EP on IB than W, even if it's full fare economy. The chart is pretty straightforward:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/36132895-post11.html

The only 'complicated' part is confirming which economy fares fall into full fare vs discount buckets.

If you got 500 EP for a PE flight once before, that would mean 425 EP for the FRA-HKG leg + a 601-1500 mile flight in full fare economy on one end for 75 EP.

Originally Posted by dcas (Post 36868796)

Thanks for the update.

Interesting that IB counts FRA-HKG in the 6000+ band since it's over 300 miles short of that threshold. That's far from the first IB IT easter egg, at least this time it's in the customer's favor!

Originally Posted by Wolkenwandler (Post 36869423)

I think I noticed on the touchscreen entertainment system onboard Cathay Pacific that the flight distance from FRA to HKG is over 6,000 miles. I will take a photo on 13-FEB-2025 during my return trip to confirm this.

Originally Posted by pf007 (Post 36876281)

for mileage purposes, 'flight distance' is calculated by GC distance not actual miles flown....

Originally Posted by pf007 (Post 36876281)

for mileage purposes, 'flight distance' is calculated by GC distance not actual miles flown....

Originally Posted by Wolkenwandler (Post 36878969)

Iberia calculates Avios for oneworld Alliance partner flights using the real distance flown.