computing air miles
Mar 13, 2001 | 12:29 am
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Mar 13, 2001 | 8:05 am
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Originally posted by Water Polo Ref:
To generalize the question a bit more, how are FF miles calculated, point-to-point or by routing?
To generalize the question a bit more, how are FF miles calculated, point-to-point or by routing?
Mar 13, 2001 | 1:45 pm
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Mar 14, 2001 | 2:11 am
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Originally posted by Water Polo Ref:
BUT, say for DFW-LAX (which DL, AA, and UA say is 1,235 miles), how is that calculated?
BUT, say for DFW-LAX (which DL, AA, and UA say is 1,235 miles), how is that calculated?
UA, for example, uses ITN as its booking engine, but UA's system allocates miles that can be quite different from what ITN reports. Sabre's idea of what the distances are seems to be almost (but not always) the same as UA's.
It's a mess, and I wish they'd just decide on one way to calculate it instead of the three or so different ones going around.
Mar 14, 2001 | 2:39 am
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UA's and LH's mileage calculations differ.
LH calculates miles from 'town' to 'town' (Example: Frankfurt to New York, crediting/charging the same miles to any of the three NYC airports: JFK, EWR, LGA).
UA 'calculates' point to point (individual airports).
This difference can work for or against me/you. I get more miles on LH's miles&more program flying the 'shorter' FRA-JFK distance. But when calculating for a rtw trip my mileage charge, I prefer UA's system 'charging' me less miles for that distance.
LH calculates miles from 'town' to 'town' (Example: Frankfurt to New York, crediting/charging the same miles to any of the three NYC airports: JFK, EWR, LGA).
UA 'calculates' point to point (individual airports).
This difference can work for or against me/you. I get more miles on LH's miles&more program flying the 'shorter' FRA-JFK distance. But when calculating for a rtw trip my mileage charge, I prefer UA's system 'charging' me less miles for that distance.