Miles for throw away segment ticket on a through flight
Jul 21, 2011 | 1:57 am
#17
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Has UA changed its one flight number mileage policy?
The through flight number for SFO-BKK via NRT used to give one segment and the nonstop mileage accrual (to my irritation - though it was little less than the actual via NRT).
Recently I went PDX-SFO-ORD on one flight number. To my amazement and pleasure I got miles for the two segments.
So I am at a loss on this issue.
Recently I went PDX-SFO-ORD on one flight number. To my amazement and pleasure I got miles for the two segments.
So I am at a loss on this issue.
Jul 21, 2011 | 6:51 am
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The through flight number for SFO-BKK via NRT used to give one segment and the nonstop mileage accrual (to my irritation - though it was little less than the actual via NRT).
Recently I went PDX-SFO-ORD on one flight number. To my amazement and pleasure I got miles for the two segments.
So I am at a loss on this issue.
Recently I went PDX-SFO-ORD on one flight number. To my amazement and pleasure I got miles for the two segments.
So I am at a loss on this issue.
Jul 27, 2011 | 8:06 am
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If you go ahead with that scenerio and all for just 500 miles/1 seg, then wouldn't you run the risk of being charged extra for skipping the last segment?(If there was much of a price difference btw MSY-SFO vs LAX). The credit for the last segment will only show after you hand over your BP to the GA and they scan it, so I don't see how you can try to claim credit on a "no-show".
Bear in mind that this is a violation of the COC for the ticket and the t&c of MP (and other FF programs). If caught, the ticket will be refared and OP risks having his MP account closed. That's unlikely if only done once, but if he makes a fuss and that triggers a system audit to confirm that he boarded, it makes getting caught a certainty.
Jul 27, 2011 | 9:41 am
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I've thought about this a lot of times, but I know I'll never have the knowledge (or courage) to do it. What stops someone from handing the gate agent the boarding pass, waiting a little bit and then just walking out? I'm sure you could come up with some kind of excuse, but I haven't put that much thought into it. I doubt they remember you even 5 seconds after they scan your pass.
I am sure there is something preventing that... I know I am not the first one who has wondered about that possibility and I am sure some people have tried it before.
I am sure there is something preventing that... I know I am not the first one who has wondered about that possibility and I am sure some people have tried it before.
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Jul 27, 2011 | 11:52 am
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Easily. The gate reader scans the BP at each station and that adds pax to the manifest for the flight. If the BP isn't scanned in, OP won't be on the manifest and won't earn credit.
Bear in mind that this is a violation of the COC for the ticket and the t&c of MP (and other FF programs). If caught, the ticket will be refared and OP risks having his MP account closed. That's unlikely if only done once, but if he makes a fuss and that triggers a system audit to confirm that he boarded, it makes getting caught a certainty.
Bear in mind that this is a violation of the COC for the ticket and the t&c of MP (and other FF programs). If caught, the ticket will be refared and OP risks having his MP account closed. That's unlikely if only done once, but if he makes a fuss and that triggers a system audit to confirm that he boarded, it makes getting caught a certainty.
2. The GA and FA do separate counts which must match before the cabin door is closed because the numbers affect weight / balance. I have been on flights where something has gone wrong (or maybe somebody snuck past the GA on the way out) and they have held the aircraft while they hand match BP to manifest.
Rest assured, if you aren't on the aircraft, you won't get credit.
Jul 27, 2011 | 2:49 pm
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I've thought about this a lot of times, but I know I'll never have the knowledge (or courage) to do it. What stops someone from handing the gate agent the boarding pass, waiting a little bit and then just walking out? I'm sure you could come up with some kind of excuse, but I haven't put that much thought into it. I doubt they remember you even 5 seconds after they scan your pass.
I am sure there is something preventing that... I know I am not the first one who has wondered about that possibility and I am sure some people have tried it before.
I am sure there is something preventing that... I know I am not the first one who has wondered about that possibility and I am sure some people have tried it before.
Still curious what happened to the OP.