WP Miles on CO codeshare on Virgin
Jun 27, 2007 | 12:04 am
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WP Miles on CO codeshare on Virgin
I'm flying to London July 20 for the World Scouting Jamboree as a volunteer so trying to get best airfare since it's coming from my pocket. I usually take WP miles on CO flights and see there is a CO itinerary using the overseas flight into LHR on Virgin. If I take this option will I still get WP miles (Virgin not a SkyTeam partner but it says it is a CO codeshare). I've never flown Virgin and have heard about the service but don't know if it is great in coach or just up front.
Jun 27, 2007 | 12:23 am
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I'm flying to London July 20 for the World Scouting Jamboree as a volunteer so trying to get best airfare since it's coming from my pocket. I usually take WP miles on CO flights and see there is a CO itinerary using the overseas flight into LHR on Virgin. If I take this option will I still get WP miles (Virgin not a SkyTeam partner but it says it is a CO codeshare). I've never flown Virgin and have heard about the service but don't know if it is great in coach or just up front.
Jun 27, 2007 | 4:41 am
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That's not always the case. I flew CVG-CDG-OTP on an AF ticket, and the CDG-OTP flight was a codeshare AF flight operated by RO. I got the miles for it. I've done this itin several times and always got the miles. (It was, after all, an AF ticket.)
Jun 27, 2007 | 11:44 am
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How'd it post? As AFxxxx? Generally speaking, this is an exception to the rule, as you'll note on nwa.com that mileage is earned based on the operated carrier. CO-codeshares on Virgin is not one of those exceptions.
Jun 27, 2007 | 1:05 pm
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I have been caught short, before flying an AA flight on a Alaska ticket . When I wrote NWA they said it was An AA flight and would not give me the miles, even though it was an Alaska code shared flight and ticket that I had.
Jun 28, 2007 | 2:52 am
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Those flights posted as Designated AFxxxx, Operated ROxxx.