United Rebooked me on DL - Will I earn Skymiles !?
Jan 13, 2019, 6:51 pm
#46
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AA almost certainly did not pay the full Y rate. More than likely, it's some much cheaper negotiated rate that's part of their interline IRROP agreement that happens to book into the Y booking class.
Jan 13, 2019, 7:10 pm
#47
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In most cases, the operating carrier gets the value of that coupon from the ticket (every airline ticket is made up of multiple coupons, one for each flight) with a negotiated minimum that’s usually based on mileage. ARC (the company that settles cash between airlines) figures it all out automatically and nets the various carriers against one another on a (I believe) weekly basis. None of this is visible to the passenger except, perhaps, the value associated with the coupon(s) pushed to the other carrier.
Jan 14, 2019, 9:49 pm
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In most cases, the operating carrier gets the value of that coupon from the ticket (every airline ticket is made up of multiple coupons, one for each flight) with a negotiated minimum that’s usually based on mileage. ARC (the company that settles cash between airlines) figures it all out automatically and nets the various carriers against one another on a (I believe) weekly basis. None of this is visible to the passenger except, perhaps, the value associated with the coupon(s) pushed to the other carrier.