MQM earning question
May 2, 2019, 1:22 pm
#1
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MQM earning question
I'm booking a flight Chicago to Calgary from 6/22-7/1. Flights are ridiculously expensive ($750-1000) for economy I think because it's a Canadian holiday. I found a cheaper flight through Westjet that is actually operated by Delta. My question is will I earn reduced MQM since I'm purchasing though westjet. The online chart says economy (M) earns 50% MQM on westjet. But since the flight is actually Delta metal would I still receive the reduced MQM?
Also would I be eligible for same day standby?
Also would I be eligible for same day standby?
May 2, 2019, 1:36 pm
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I have done this many times. When I buy from DL on 006 ticket stock I get 100% MQMs. When I buy on Westjet ticket stock from Westjet website I get 50% MQMs. With Westjet there is no flexibility with the ticket you need to fly those exact flights or change your ticket with westjet. With DL you can change the DL flight but not the Westjet flight if you had an onward connection within Canada. I always buy whatever is cheapest.
May 2, 2019, 1:43 pm
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I'm booking a flight Chicago to Calgary from 6/22-7/1. Flights are ridiculously expensive ($750-1000) for economy I think because it's a Canadian holiday. I found a cheaper flight through Westjet that is actually operated by Delta. My question is will I earn reduced MQM since I'm purchasing though westjet. The online chart says economy (M) earns 50% MQM on westjet. But since the flight is actually Delta metal would I still receive the reduced MQM?
Also would I be eligible for same day standby?
Also would I be eligible for same day standby?
May 2, 2019, 5:32 pm
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May 2, 2019, 8:52 pm
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I have done this many times. When I buy from DL on 006 ticket stock I get 100% MQMs. When I buy on Westjet ticket stock from Westjet website I get 50% MQMs. With Westjet there is no flexibility with the ticket you need to fly those exact flights or change your ticket with westjet. With DL you can change the DL flight but not the Westjet flight if you had an onward connection within Canada. I always buy whatever is cheapest.
May 3, 2019, 6:43 am
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When I buy the ticket from DL I get full PM privileges and MQMs. When I buy the ticket from Westjet I get 50% MQMs and virtually no PM privileges.
May 3, 2019, 7:17 am
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The point is, it's possible to buy a ticket from DL (006) with other marketing carriers than DL on the flights. Even though ticketed by DL, these will earn according to the partner charts (even if operated by DL). If you just use the DL website fare search, it won't show you such options. But you can use tools like BookWithMatrix to bring up those flights for purchase on Delta's website and end up with an 006 ticket with partner marketed flights on it. This is why you need to be careful about making statements about earning with flights on 006 ticket stock. It's not ticketing stock that dictates the earning rates, it's the marketing carriers.
May 3, 2019, 7:49 pm
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The point is, it's possible to buy a ticket from DL (006) with other marketing carriers than DL on the flights. Even though ticketed by DL, these will earn according to the partner charts (even if operated by DL). If you just use the DL website fare search, it won't show you such options. But you can use tools like BookWithMatrix to bring up those flights for purchase on Delta's website and end up with an 006 ticket with partner marketed flights on it. This is why you need to be careful about making statements about earning with flights on 006 ticket stock. It's not ticketing stock that dictates the earning rates, it's the marketing carriers.
This happened to me on my first RT to Vietnam in 2017. Bought ticket on DL.com, didn't notice the VN flight number from SGN to NRT. Ended up with no miles for that leg.
May 3, 2019, 8:08 pm
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