United Miles on Air India codeshare with Sin
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United Miles on Air India codeshare with Sin
Hi!
I am flying from SIngapore to Kuala Lumpur this upcoming week. it is book on air india but the plane is operated by singapore airlines... should i use my mileage plus number (which will put me to 1k) for the flight or should I use my LH miles and more card?
Thanks!
I am flying from SIngapore to Kuala Lumpur this upcoming week. it is book on air india but the plane is operated by singapore airlines... should i use my mileage plus number (which will put me to 1k) for the flight or should I use my LH miles and more card?
Thanks!
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I do not think you will be able to have these miles credit to UA. Air India's partners are only SQ and LH. I think you will have to credit them to Miles & More.
https://www.flyingreturns.co.in/html/ap_cs.php
https://www.flyingreturns.co.in/html/ap_cs.php
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In *A it is always the operating carrier that determines if you can earn miles or not. Since your flight is operated by SQ, you can use your M+ card to collect miles for the flight, irrespective of the AI flight number you booked it with. However you need to make sure that your AI booking class translates into a SQ booking class that is eligible for mileage earning.
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In *A it is always the operating carrier that determines if you can earn miles or not. Since your flight is operated by SQ, you can use your M+ card to collect miles for the flight, irrespective of the AI flight number you booked it with. However you need to make sure that your AI booking class translates into a SQ booking class that is eligible for mileage earning.
Please let us know what you end up doing OP and let us know if they credit to MP.
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I have not had luck getting credit in this mannner, either with UA or BD.
I flew the MH/SQ flights between SIN/KUL for several years and sometimes I just had to buy the ticket on MH stock (because it was the last one for sale and I wanted to get home). I could never get BD or UA credit, in fact I once stepped behind the SQ check in counter and looked at the screen and it said something like "invalid marketing partner." I opened an Enrich account and as many times as this happened to me, the miles (not surprisingly) didnt really pile up.
I noticed the AI codeshares on the SIN/BKK route are DIRT cheap- $213 RT vs. $900 on SQ coded flights. Pretty funny, one of those scenarios where the cheaper flights probably win out over getting miles.
I flew the MH/SQ flights between SIN/KUL for several years and sometimes I just had to buy the ticket on MH stock (because it was the last one for sale and I wanted to get home). I could never get BD or UA credit, in fact I once stepped behind the SQ check in counter and looked at the screen and it said something like "invalid marketing partner." I opened an Enrich account and as many times as this happened to me, the miles (not surprisingly) didnt really pile up.
I noticed the AI codeshares on the SIN/BKK route are DIRT cheap- $213 RT vs. $900 on SQ coded flights. Pretty funny, one of those scenarios where the cheaper flights probably win out over getting miles.
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Be careful - not all fares on SQ earn miles on MP. Sometimes codeshares confuse this because the marketing carrier's fare classes don't always mesh up with the operating carrier's fare classes.
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Also if rules have not changed, even if one segment on SQ does not earn miles the entire SQ itin will not earn miles.
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Any update on this?
I'm keen to know what Air India codeshare, operated by Singapore Airlines in W class actually maps to in practice.
Anyone got a boarding pass that shows it?
I'm keen to know what Air India codeshare, operated by Singapore Airlines in W class actually maps to in practice.
Anyone got a boarding pass that shows it?
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