MSPeconomist

wlau

Delta is selling these flights under DL flight numbers. Even if booked directly via Korean, these flights have a KE flight number and fare class that are not excluded by Delta's partner earning rules. But I agree, it's going to be a pain to get credit for these... I am really frustrated, it's very hard to fly with Delta to Asia nowadays...

pvn

The partner earning rules are clear that the flight must be OPERATED by a skyteam airline (or a bilateral partner such as VA/VS). Jin Air is neither of those and you will get nothing.

pvn

https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...partners.html/

fpmurphy

So so true unfortunately. *A is getting more and more of my TPAC business as a result.

flyerCO

To be clear, a DL marketed flight can be on any operating carrier and earn.

Other Skyteam airline marketed flights must be operated on a Skyteam carrier to earn. Even if the operating carrier is a DL partner (say 9W) it won't earn if it is sold as anyone but DL or 9W. Thus a KL marketed, but 9W operated flight earns nothing in the DL program.

wlau

Another update:

Even though Diamond desk told me I would earn MQD and MDM for the Jin Air flight (after they checked with SkyPeso desk before ticketing) as long as it's sold and coded as KE flight, the system did not post any credit for the flight. After many re-queue attempts, SkyPeso desk to the Diamond agent to tell me it's not eligible to earn. This completely contradict other information both what they told me verbally and also what's listed on the partner earning site.

Anyways, I am finding more more flights with Jin Air as a part of the ticket, serving as intra-Asia segement, so I will stop flying those, which means I will likely need to go to United. This effectively seals the fate for me, as far as the KE/DL JV is concerned. It just doesn't work as a replacement for the DL NRT Asia network. It's bad enough to have hop all over the places with terrible transfer experience to get to places like Taipei and Hong Kong, it's unbearable that you won't earn miles for it... I dont know how many of us can maintain our status if they keep doing this.

pvn

where does it say Jin Air operated flights are eligible on the website??