Award with one, miles with another
Apr 7, 2000 | 7:21 am
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Award with one, miles with another
I guess you can do something like this, but I've never tried it -- it is best explained with a specific example:
1. Buy a coach ticket on Singapore Air.
2. Upgrade it with a Delta Award.
3. Claim United miles for the trip.
Fill in any combination with a carrier with multiple partners.
Does it work?
1. Buy a coach ticket on Singapore Air.
2. Upgrade it with a Delta Award.
3. Claim United miles for the trip.
Fill in any combination with a carrier with multiple partners.
Does it work?
Apr 7, 2000 | 8:16 am
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some very good friends of mine don't discuss airline (mileage-program, etc) loopholes openly on this board (that's one of the reasons my very best friends often visit Flyertalker's get-togethers).
Apr 7, 2000 | 12:40 pm
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OK, Rudi, I am intrigued -- I would not think this is a loophole situation...
Maybe I will attend one of these gatherings -- the last few, I was one week out-of-sync (I was in the right city, just a week too early).
Maybe I will attend one of these gatherings -- the last few, I was one week out-of-sync (I was in the right city, just a week too early).
Apr 11, 2000 | 12:02 am
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Maybe this one is less of a secret....
In the past, I've used a Delta upgrade reward on Swissair, and got Delta miles (and Swissair miles, too, for some strange reason -- I never gave my Qualiflyer number...)
Have you ever tried putting the frequent flyer number of a carrier into the system when using the upgrade award from another carrier?
Simple example:
1. American upgrade award on Cathay Pacific.
2. Claim Cathay miles instead of American.
Nothing sneaky... any luck?
In the past, I've used a Delta upgrade reward on Swissair, and got Delta miles (and Swissair miles, too, for some strange reason -- I never gave my Qualiflyer number...)
Have you ever tried putting the frequent flyer number of a carrier into the system when using the upgrade award from another carrier?
Simple example:
1. American upgrade award on Cathay Pacific.
2. Claim Cathay miles instead of American.
Nothing sneaky... any luck?
Apr 11, 2000 | 6:37 am
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the general rule is that you (only) earn miles based on the flight-class you paid for (but it happens that on your trip, when changing/rebooking they enter a wrong class code and you might get more than you paid for).
Apr 13, 2000 | 10:02 am
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typically when upgrading aa flights from latin america, i have gotten class of service bonus miles. and i know that's not supposed to happen.
also, general coach award tickets on delta's partners get credited as miles in your skymiles account. another glitch, but who's complaining?
also, general coach award tickets on delta's partners get credited as miles in your skymiles account. another glitch, but who's complaining?
Apr 13, 2000 | 5:47 pm
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When I got bumped last year, I asked if it could be rebooked to get miles, and it was done without question (AA). I also asked when a flight was cancelled, and it was done. I think they see it as some of the compensation for inconveniencing you. Unfortunately no extra miles for our recent operational upgrade, but 9000 miles for delaying us over 2 hours in the plane. Not complaining.
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Apr 16, 2000 | 2:57 pm
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Originally posted by sasha:
What's the deal, you ask to be rebooked when you get bumped, but still get miles for the flight you were bumped from?
What's the deal, you ask to be rebooked when you get bumped, but still get miles for the flight you were bumped from?