Star Alliance Codeshare Dilemma
May 26, 2017, 12:04 pm
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Unfortunately you cannot. UA does not publish a fare AKL-PER, and the NZ fares must be plated NZ. The best you can do for UA credit is to fly NZ metal nonstop, booking with NZ (earns PQM but no PQD). It's crazy expensive though.
May 26, 2017, 12:46 pm
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Oh, United *can* issue such tickets from a technical standpoint, but it goes against the airline's ticketing policy. This is why UA agents almost always refuse to book non-award itineraries with no UA/LH flights over the phone, and travel agents that plate 016 tickets with no UA/LH segments in the booking are subject to debit memos.
May 26, 2017, 12:48 pm
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Oh, United *can* issue such tickets from a technical standpoint, but it goes against the airline's ticketing policy. This is why UA agents almost always refuse to book non-award itineraries with no UA/LH flights over the phone, and travel agents that plate 016 tickets with no UA/LH segments in the booking are subject to debit memos.
May 26, 2017, 12:57 pm
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United has a special ticketing agreement with Lufthansa such that UA can plate wholly LH-coded, LH-operated itineraries on 016 ticket stock (and LH can do likewise for all-UA itineraries on its own ticket stock). United does not have a similar agreement with any other airline, including other Joint Venture partners (this means at least one segment must be UA-coded or UA-operated).
May 26, 2017, 5:07 pm
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OK so I followed your advice and booked AKL-PER online at NZ.com to get UA status.
Now, I need to go PER-SYD any options to earn UA status WITHOUT going to AKL for a connection?
Now, I need to go PER-SYD any options to earn UA status WITHOUT going to AKL for a connection?
May 26, 2017, 5:22 pm
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Well, you could go via BKK on TG or SIN on SQ.. but those are both more expensive and longer than via AKL on NZ. The only J class options which don't leave Australia are QF and VA.
May 27, 2017, 6:01 am
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May 27, 2017, 8:28 am
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Jun 15, 2017, 12:12 pm
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