Miles earn when book on one airline company and fly on different airline?
Feb 5, 2014, 8:49 pm
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Miles earn when book on one airline company and fly on different airline?
Hi..
I have a question that I can't find answer to it. I was wondering say you book your whole travel with USAir and you are a United Mileage plus member. USAir does have code share and you can earn miles. But when one of your trip is fly on Qatar Airways as part of the fare/ticket. So you earn miles on Qatar when it has no code share/alliance with United but you purchase the ticket thru USAir. Help here...?
I have a question that I can't find answer to it. I was wondering say you book your whole travel with USAir and you are a United Mileage plus member. USAir does have code share and you can earn miles. But when one of your trip is fly on Qatar Airways as part of the fare/ticket. So you earn miles on Qatar when it has no code share/alliance with United but you purchase the ticket thru USAir. Help here...?
Feb 5, 2014, 9:23 pm
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In this case you will not earn UA miles from the Qatar QR flight number as it is not a www.staralliance.com airline or a United partner. United & US Airways are in www.staralliance.com. QR is a partner airline of US Airways, but not United
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid.../airlines.html
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...ePartners.aspx
With US Airways & QR is little confusing at this time.
What is the date of your QR flight and do you have an AA or US Airways freq flyer member?
US Airways has merged/taken over American Airlines and will leave StarAlliance on 30 March 2014. On 31 March 2014 US Airways will be in the www.oneworld.com alliance, as is AA & Qatar.
Edit
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid.../airlines.html
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/FAQs/...codeshare.html
In this case you will not earn UA miles from the Qatar QR flight number as it is not a www.staralliance.com airline or a United partner. United & US Airways are in www.staralliance.com. QR is a partner airline of US Airways, but not United
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid.../airlines.html
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...ePartners.aspx
With US Airways & QR is little confusing at this time.
What is the date of your QR flight and do you have an AA or US Airways freq flyer member?
US Airways has merged/taken over American Airlines and will leave StarAlliance on 30 March 2014. On 31 March 2014 US Airways will be in the www.oneworld.com alliance, as is AA & Qatar.
Edit
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid.../airlines.html
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/FAQs/...codeshare.html
We'll be exiting Star Alliance on March 30, 2014. You’ll be able to earn and redeem miles on Star Alliance carriers until that date. Any existing reservations for travel on a codeshare flight with a Star Alliance partner after March 30, 2014 are safe; however, you'll be rebooked with a new flight number from the carrier operating the flight, and you'll no longer earn miles or receive Star Alliance Gold or Silver benefits.
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Feb 5, 2014 at 11:39 pm Reason: Added Star text
Feb 5, 2014, 11:18 pm
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Welcome to the forum
In this case you will not earn UA miles from the Qatar QR flight number as it is not a www.staralliance.com airline or a United partner. United & US Airways are in www.staralliance.com. QR is a partner airline of US Airways, but not United
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid.../airlines.html
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...ePartners.aspx
With US Airways & QR is little confusing at this time.
What is the date of your QR flight and do you have an AA or US Airways freq flyer member?
US Airways has merged/taken over American Airlines and will leave StarAlliance on 30 March 2014. On 31 March 2014 US Airways will be in the www.oneworld.com alliance, as is AA & Qatar.
In this case you will not earn UA miles from the Qatar QR flight number as it is not a www.staralliance.com airline or a United partner. United & US Airways are in www.staralliance.com. QR is a partner airline of US Airways, but not United
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid.../airlines.html
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...ePartners.aspx
With US Airways & QR is little confusing at this time.
What is the date of your QR flight and do you have an AA or US Airways freq flyer member?
US Airways has merged/taken over American Airlines and will leave StarAlliance on 30 March 2014. On 31 March 2014 US Airways will be in the www.oneworld.com alliance, as is AA & Qatar.
If flight takes place after the merger and re-allying dust has settled down, then the rule of thumb is...anything on US and Qatar metal earns at oneworld; anything on UA metal earns at Star Alliance. Right?
Feb 7, 2014, 7:47 am
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You don't actually earn miles at either oneworld or Star Alliance; you earn them in a particular FF mileage program. In this case, that would be UA, AA or US, since the AA and US programs will remain separate for an indefinite period. Flights on US can already earn miles on AA if you wish, but the rules for earning and using miles on partner airlines can and do vary between AA and US.
Feb 7, 2014, 10:04 am
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Remember to keep copies of boarding passes and the e-ticket receipt until the points have posted. Especailly when it comes to crediting to patners. If for some reason they dont post and you dont have copies more likley than not you will earn 0 miles