Copa and KLM code share
 

Dear all,

I would be grateful to have some help from some you frequent flyers in this case. Some years ago when Continental was still a member of the Skyteam I travelled with KLM from Amsterdam to Panama City and then on to San Salvador, El Salvador.

As far as I can see Copa still have a code share agreement with KLM. The question is if I will earn OnePass miles travelling on the segment operated by KLM if I buy the whole itinerary through Copa. After all it is almost 5000 miles so I do want to miss them.

Thank you for taking your time

I do not believe you will. Earning in OnePass is based off the operating carrier, not the codeshare.

I'd go a little stronger with the wording and say "No". Operating carrier matters here and KL does not partner with CO anymore, thus no miles on any KL-operated flight regardless of how it's coded.

-RM

I'd call OnePass on this one, remember OnePass is not only CO's FF program, but also the FF program of CM.

In most cases, if you fly a carrier's own codeshare flight, it will credit to that carrier's own FF program, regardless of whose metal its on.

Now, having said that, this codeshare on KL metal may be just a forgotten leftover of the Skyteam days because while the code and routing exist, I can't find a valid CM fare to buy it with.