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Sep 7, 2004 | 11:04 am
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oneworld airlines offer frequent flyers up to 15,000 bonus miles
September 07, 2004
http://www.oneworld.com/pressroom/re...?ObjectID=2818
oneworld, the leading global airline alliance, is offering air travellers the world over an enticing incentive to encourage them to sample more of its unrivalled international network a bonus of up to 15,000 frequent flyer miles or points that can be redeemed for flights across the grouping's 575-destination map.
To participate, you must already be a member or enroll as a new member of any one of the eight oneworld airlines' frequent flyer programmes American Airlines' AAdvantage, the British Airways Executive Club, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Cathay Pacific's Marco Polo Club, Iberia Plus, LAN's LANPASS, Finnair Plus or Aer Lingus' Gold Circle Club.
Then you need fly on at least three oneworld airlines, including the one with which you have registered as a frequent flyer member, between 1 October and 30 November 2004, on eligible fares. These include a number of economy/coach class fares, besides those for travel in First, Business or British Airways' World Traveller Plus.
There are minor differences in the way the promotion operates in some member airlines' frequent flyer schemes. Some require participants to register for the bonus promotion first. The size of the bonus varies too between some member airlines, because of the different structures of their individual frequent flyer schemes. For instance, members of Iberia Plus will be eligible for a 1,200 point bonus.
Full details of the bonus offer are available on each airline's frequent flyer programme website:
American Airlines
Aer Lingus
British Airways
Cathay Pacific
Finnair
Iberia
LAN
Qantas
Since oneworld was launched five years ago, members of its partner airlines' frequent flyer programmes have been able to earn miles and tier status points when they fly on eligible fares on any other airline in the alliance and redeem them across the entire grouping's network, covering 135 countries, from Australia to Zimbabwe.
So those bonus miles could help take you anywhere from Aalborg, Albuquerque or Accra to Zaragoza or Zurich or anywhere else served by the alliance's by eight member airlines and their 17 associated carriers.
oneworld Managing Partner John McCulloch said: "The bonus is just that a bonus, in addition to the regular rewards earned for each of those flights. It's a way of highlighting to customers new and old that if their travels take them beyond their regular airline's schedules to other parts of oneworld's unrivalled international map, they'll receive the same high level of care, service, support and frequent flyer privileges from all other carriers in our group."
Besides frequent flyer awards, those privileges include tier points towards higher status frequent flyer programme membership, which in turn leads to lounge access, priority check-in and wait listing whenever you fly with any oneworld carrier anywhere in the world.
Notes
For full details, see the frequent flyer pages in each airline's website.
Flights must be in First, Business, British Airways World Traveller Plus, or in Economy Class with reservations made and ticketed in fare classes Y, B or H.
Frequent flyer award flights do not qualify for the bonus. Nor do travel industry discount fares or any other travel excluded from earning miles or points.
Each customer is eligible for one bonus. You cannot gain more than one bonus, nor earn a bonus in more than one oneworld frequent flyer programme.
oneworld benefits are only available to passengers on scheduled flights that are both operated and marketed by a oneworld member airline or on a oneworld member airline affiliate. Marketed means there must be a oneworld airline flight number on the ticket.
Where flights are operated by a oneworld airline, and marketed by another oneworld airline (code-share flights) the airline whose flight number is on the ticket will count towards bonus qualification, not the operating airline.
At peak periods, access to certain lounges may be restricted due to capacity constraints. Access is available on the day of departure when the next onward flight is with a oneworld airline. Access may not apply at a limited number of lounges operated by third parties. Access is not available to AAdvantage members travelling on solely North American itineraries.
American Airlines AAdvantage and British Airways Executive Club members can earn and redeem miles, and earn tier status credit, on all eligible flights except:
o American Airlines AAdvantage members will not earn or redeem miles or earn tier status credit on British Airways flights between the USA and Europe and vice versa.
o British Airways Executive Club members will not earn or redeem miles or earn tier status credit on American Airlines transatlantic flights.
Each oneworld alliance airline reserves the right to change its frequent flyer programme rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers, and to end its frequent flyer programme, in accordance with its relevant frequent flyer program rules. Miles/points may be earned only on eligible purchased, fares. Awarding of the bonus is at the discretion of each frequent flyer programme.
American Eagle, AAdvantage, AAdvantage Executive Platinum, AAdvantage Platinum and AAdvantage Gold are marks of American Airlines Inc. American Eagle is American's regional airline affiliate.
LAN affiliate LAN ECUADOR is not a member of oneworld.
All information contained in this document is correct at time of going to press but is subject to change without notice.
September 07, 2004
http://www.oneworld.com/pressroom/re...?ObjectID=2818
oneworld, the leading global airline alliance, is offering air travellers the world over an enticing incentive to encourage them to sample more of its unrivalled international network a bonus of up to 15,000 frequent flyer miles or points that can be redeemed for flights across the grouping's 575-destination map.
To participate, you must already be a member or enroll as a new member of any one of the eight oneworld airlines' frequent flyer programmes American Airlines' AAdvantage, the British Airways Executive Club, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Cathay Pacific's Marco Polo Club, Iberia Plus, LAN's LANPASS, Finnair Plus or Aer Lingus' Gold Circle Club.
Then you need fly on at least three oneworld airlines, including the one with which you have registered as a frequent flyer member, between 1 October and 30 November 2004, on eligible fares. These include a number of economy/coach class fares, besides those for travel in First, Business or British Airways' World Traveller Plus.
There are minor differences in the way the promotion operates in some member airlines' frequent flyer schemes. Some require participants to register for the bonus promotion first. The size of the bonus varies too between some member airlines, because of the different structures of their individual frequent flyer schemes. For instance, members of Iberia Plus will be eligible for a 1,200 point bonus.
Full details of the bonus offer are available on each airline's frequent flyer programme website:
American Airlines
Aer Lingus
British Airways
Cathay Pacific
Finnair
Iberia
LAN
Qantas
Since oneworld was launched five years ago, members of its partner airlines' frequent flyer programmes have been able to earn miles and tier status points when they fly on eligible fares on any other airline in the alliance and redeem them across the entire grouping's network, covering 135 countries, from Australia to Zimbabwe.
So those bonus miles could help take you anywhere from Aalborg, Albuquerque or Accra to Zaragoza or Zurich or anywhere else served by the alliance's by eight member airlines and their 17 associated carriers.
oneworld Managing Partner John McCulloch said: "The bonus is just that a bonus, in addition to the regular rewards earned for each of those flights. It's a way of highlighting to customers new and old that if their travels take them beyond their regular airline's schedules to other parts of oneworld's unrivalled international map, they'll receive the same high level of care, service, support and frequent flyer privileges from all other carriers in our group."
Besides frequent flyer awards, those privileges include tier points towards higher status frequent flyer programme membership, which in turn leads to lounge access, priority check-in and wait listing whenever you fly with any oneworld carrier anywhere in the world.
Notes
For full details, see the frequent flyer pages in each airline's website.
Flights must be in First, Business, British Airways World Traveller Plus, or in Economy Class with reservations made and ticketed in fare classes Y, B or H.
Frequent flyer award flights do not qualify for the bonus. Nor do travel industry discount fares or any other travel excluded from earning miles or points.
Each customer is eligible for one bonus. You cannot gain more than one bonus, nor earn a bonus in more than one oneworld frequent flyer programme.
oneworld benefits are only available to passengers on scheduled flights that are both operated and marketed by a oneworld member airline or on a oneworld member airline affiliate. Marketed means there must be a oneworld airline flight number on the ticket.
Where flights are operated by a oneworld airline, and marketed by another oneworld airline (code-share flights) the airline whose flight number is on the ticket will count towards bonus qualification, not the operating airline.
At peak periods, access to certain lounges may be restricted due to capacity constraints. Access is available on the day of departure when the next onward flight is with a oneworld airline. Access may not apply at a limited number of lounges operated by third parties. Access is not available to AAdvantage members travelling on solely North American itineraries.
American Airlines AAdvantage and British Airways Executive Club members can earn and redeem miles, and earn tier status credit, on all eligible flights except:
o American Airlines AAdvantage members will not earn or redeem miles or earn tier status credit on British Airways flights between the USA and Europe and vice versa.
o British Airways Executive Club members will not earn or redeem miles or earn tier status credit on American Airlines transatlantic flights.
Each oneworld alliance airline reserves the right to change its frequent flyer programme rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers, and to end its frequent flyer programme, in accordance with its relevant frequent flyer program rules. Miles/points may be earned only on eligible purchased, fares. Awarding of the bonus is at the discretion of each frequent flyer programme.
American Eagle, AAdvantage, AAdvantage Executive Platinum, AAdvantage Platinum and AAdvantage Gold are marks of American Airlines Inc. American Eagle is American's regional airline affiliate.
LAN affiliate LAN ECUADOR is not a member of oneworld.
All information contained in this document is correct at time of going to press but is subject to change without notice.
Last edited by virtualtroy; Sep 7, 2004 at 12:18 pm Reason: Edited to add URL for press release source
Sep 7, 2004 | 1:22 pm
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Hmm.. it says you can't earn the bonus in more than one OW FF program? 
Surely you should be able to earn this bonus in (eg AA/QF) programs if using 6 different flights?
Surely you should be able to earn this bonus in (eg AA/QF) programs if using 6 different flights?
Sep 7, 2004 | 2:44 pm
#7
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Originally Posted by Leumas
It says you can only earn the bonus once. Imagine if you do a RTW trip during this period and people ask for this bonus with the different combination of flights they took...! 
Sep 7, 2004 | 5:40 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 1999
Posts: 1,023
Originally Posted by Leumas
It says you can only earn the bonus once. Imagine if you do a RTW trip during this period and people ask for this bonus with the different combination of flights they took...!
Sep 7, 2004 | 7:23 pm
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Individual airlines will be responsible for awarding the 15,000 miles bonus to members account. oneworld states that you can only earn the bonus in one programme as they do not want to encourage those tricky mileage runners from getting 15K bonus several times. It's just one of those scare tactics that firms use to discourage customers from engaging in dodgy practices. Trust me, there are many FFP mileage runners who would engage in dodgy practices.
Sep 7, 2004 | 7:48 pm
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Location: Austin, TX -- AA Life Platinum; QF Life Silver; UA Silver
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It's not dodgy practices.. we're just more devoted than most 
How could they tell if you earn the promo twice anyway if you have multiple FF accounts, especially if your FFP's are registerd at different addresses?
Anyway, some cheap fares if people are looking. (one-ways)
AA EZE-MVD, H-class $89
LA ZAL-ZCO, Y-class $39.93
EI SNN-DUB, Y-class $61
BA DUB-LDY, J-class $76.15
even better. SNN-DUB-LDY in Y/J is $120.96
How could they tell if you earn the promo twice anyway if you have multiple FF accounts, especially if your FFP's are registerd at different addresses?
Anyway, some cheap fares if people are looking.
(one-ways)AA EZE-MVD, H-class $89
LA ZAL-ZCO, Y-class $39.93
EI SNN-DUB, Y-class $61
BA DUB-LDY, J-class $76.15
even better. SNN-DUB-LDY in Y/J is $120.96
Last edited by hauteboy; Sep 7, 2004 at 8:16 pm
Sep 8, 2004 | 12:03 am
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Originally Posted by virtualtroy
There are minor differences in the way the promotion operates in some member airlines' frequent flyer schemes. Some require participants to register for the bonus promotion first. The size of the bonus varies too between some member airlines, because of the different structures of their individual frequent flyer schemes. For instance, members of Iberia Plus will be eligible for a 1,200 point bonus.
Quote from Finnair Plus:
oneworld alliance celebrates its fifth anniversary and you have a special opportunity to earn 15,000 extra points when you take three scheduled oneworld flights during 1.10-30.11.2004. One of these flights has to be a scheduled Finnair flight and the other two scheduled flights with any oneworld airline.
- oneworld airlines are Finnair, Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Lan Airlines and Qantas.
- First Class and Business Class flights as well as certain Economy Class flights (booking classes Y, B and H) contribute to this campaign.
- Points will be awarded according to the Finnair Plus rules.
- These points contribute significantly to your tier points balance. Other possible points campaigns accordant with your tracking period are valid simultaneously.
- Campaign conditions will be fulfilled when your third flight is registered on your Plus account.
- Extra points will be registered after your third flight and they affect to your tracking period of that time. All points will be registered by December 20, 2004.
- You can exploit this campaign once.
- oneworld airlines are Finnair, Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Lan Airlines and Qantas.
- First Class and Business Class flights as well as certain Economy Class flights (booking classes Y, B and H) contribute to this campaign.
- Points will be awarded according to the Finnair Plus rules.
- These points contribute significantly to your tier points balance. Other possible points campaigns accordant with your tracking period are valid simultaneously.
- Campaign conditions will be fulfilled when your third flight is registered on your Plus account.
- Extra points will be registered after your third flight and they affect to your tracking period of that time. All points will be registered by December 20, 2004.
- You can exploit this campaign once.
Sep 8, 2004 | 3:37 am
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Posts: 1,023
Originally Posted by Guy Nikki
Individual airlines will be responsible for awarding the 15,000 miles bonus to members account. oneworld states that you can only earn the bonus in one programme as they do not want to encourage those tricky mileage runners from getting 15K bonus several times. It's just one of those scare tactics that firms use to discourage customers from engaging in dodgy practices. Trust me, there are many FFP mileage runners who would engage in dodgy practices.
I don't think there is anything dodgy about getting this bonus in more than program at all. You still have to meet the requirements for each program (like many of us did for the 100K bonus), so how is that dodgy?
Sep 8, 2004 | 7:19 am
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15k miles isnt all that much in most OW programs. On AA, it will earn you a coach flight....almost. On BA, a coach flight...almost. QF, coach flight....almost. LA, not even close to a coach flight. IB, who the heck knows. AY, I can't read Hungarian. EI, are they still even in the alliance? JL, aren't they in the alliance yet?
I seriously hope that the gurus that be in the OW alliance have far more impt things to worry about then putting together what I think would be a pretty complicated system that would cross check every FF account in the oneworld alliance for those who *might* get more than one of the bonuii from PAYING MONEY to the individual carriers. It seems to me more that if they find out due to you being egregious then they will smack you on the nose with a newspaper and take them away. But who knows. Stranger things haven't not happened.
I seriously hope that the gurus that be in the OW alliance have far more impt things to worry about then putting together what I think would be a pretty complicated system that would cross check every FF account in the oneworld alliance for those who *might* get more than one of the bonuii from PAYING MONEY to the individual carriers. It seems to me more that if they find out due to you being egregious then they will smack you on the nose with a newspaper and take them away. But who knows. Stranger things haven't not happened.
Sep 8, 2004 | 7:54 am
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Dodgy bonuses
All that I managed in the old days was the all 6 continents on 3 separate 1W cards in about 22 days. Ah for the abuse of xONE6! That month I got enought for 2 First RTWs and an economy.
Well as I have BA, QF, CX, LA, AA booked already then I won't have to bother with AY, IB and EI then.
And 15000 miles does exactly what for a First class return SYD to LON? No a lot.
Well as I have BA, QF, CX, LA, AA booked already then I won't have to bother with AY, IB and EI then.
And 15000 miles does exactly what for a First class return SYD to LON? No a lot.
Sep 8, 2004 | 8:15 am
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Originally Posted by Darren
15k miles isnt all that much in most OW programs. On AA, it will earn you a coach flight....almost. On BA, a coach flight...almost. QF, coach flight....almost. LA, not even close to a coach flight. IB, who the heck knows.