which airline / ff-program decides on policies
 

the Thai/UA-discussion about who is to 'blame' for the only 50% credit for eco-flights on Thai using UA's mileage-plus-program (LH credits 100% miles for the same flights) leaves the question open:

who (which airline/which ff-program) decides and pays on flights with one airline and credits to another-airline's ff-program and who decides on the policy (how many miles, class-bonus, etc).

This is a good question Rudi, a very good one.

I'm wondering if each individual airline who joins an alliance goes in saying "We will join but under these certain conditions" (like Thai's only 50 percent mileage credits.)

or could it be that Thai only wants to give FULL credit for ITS members, not people flying them from other Star Alliance partners?

Randy, maybe you can enlighten us.

In the Tahi 'case? it is probably not Thai saying 50% - my guess it is UA that 'says' 50% on Thai and LH says 100% on Thai, etc.

I asked Air Canada that question (in regard to the seeming contradiction of excluding codeshares while including United Express--which is by definition codeshare). They told me that UA makes the call there.

Very clever thread designed to distract us from the fact that these decisions are made by Rudi!

Ask this question the other way, then I guess the possible solution is much clearer.
Asking who decides giving 3 times the actual mileage in First with M&M even when flying *A partners. Bet it is not the partner but LH making this decision.
So, if this is right with the positive side (for us) it sure is the other way

Rudi, really? These decisions are made by you?

Then I declare open season on Rudi requests. (Why should only Randy get all of the begging?)


Rudi, all powerful, can you spare 27 Northwest lounge passes for this Thursday?

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I'm not sure about Star Alliance, but in OneWorld each airline makes its own decisions on this sort of thing, so in this case it would be Thai's decision (probably over the objections of the others). The companies all settle on an intra-alliance basis for miles earned or redeemed.

so far, my conclusions are: we know that we don't know.