No lounge access at HGH & no mileage if flying coach on CA codeshare with Dragon Air
Jun 23, 2018, 8:20 pm
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No lounge access at HGH & no mileage if flying coach on CA codeshare with Dragon Air
Booked a code share with Dragon Air on China Air. My UA FF number is duly recorded on my boarding pass. However I am flying coach and my *G status does not get me into the lounge. They insist I need One World status as the flight is operated by Dragon Air. I had not run into this before with code shared flights that cross airline alliances. They were polite yet firm. At least I will get UA miles for booking this way.
Jun 23, 2018, 8:28 pm
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Jun 23, 2018, 9:12 pm
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Hard to say for sure without knowing the actual fare information, but IMO the chances that AA will award miles on a KA operated CA codeshare flight are slim, because
1) AA rules state that the flight must be CX/KA operated AND marketed
2) your ticket has a CA fare code instead of KA
3) you purchased a discount fare that is ineligible for mileage earning
To earn AAdvantage® miles when you fly on Cathay Pacific marketed and operated flights as well as Cathay Pacific codeshare flights operated by oneworld® carriers and affiliates:
...
If a purchased fare booking code is not listed in the tables, no Elite Qualifying Credits or award miles are earned. EQMs and EQDs are calculated based on a percentage of the distance flown as determined by the booking code. Elite bonuses do not apply to EQMs or EQDs...
1) AA rules state that the flight must be CX/KA operated AND marketed
2) your ticket has a CA fare code instead of KA
3) you purchased a discount fare that is ineligible for mileage earning
To earn AAdvantage® miles when you fly on Cathay Pacific marketed and operated flights as well as Cathay Pacific codeshare flights operated by oneworld® carriers and affiliates:
...
If a purchased fare booking code is not listed in the tables, no Elite Qualifying Credits or award miles are earned. EQMs and EQDs are calculated based on a percentage of the distance flown as determined by the booking code. Elite bonuses do not apply to EQMs or EQDs...
Jun 23, 2018, 9:15 pm
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Jun 24, 2018, 12:06 am
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Lesson learned. Be wary of code shares across alliances
Not sure if banking the miles in CX’s program will do me any good. It isn’t much- about 1000 miles. Buys a snack at EWR if UA miles.
Jun 24, 2018, 6:58 am
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Jun 24, 2018, 7:54 am
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Jun 24, 2018, 8:57 am
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Jun 24, 2018, 3:32 pm
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