So, in short, if you don't care about PQD or Lifetime miles, you are often better off avoiding UA segments altogether, especially when you are in C or F on a good fare.

Correct.

How comes then I am getting RDMs on LH flight leg (etix stock 220) based off revenue instead of mileage/fare/status? Ironically, PQDs for that flight are showing 0.

Was the flight UA operated but LH codeshare & ticketted?

PQD = 0 and revenue based don't mix together. What was the route, flight, booking class and how many miles did you get?

Could you please confirm what happens when more than one of these statements applies to a ticket?

Example; If the ticket is for FRA-LAX-SFO, 220 ticket, FRA-LAX on LH metal, LH code, LAX-SFO in UA metal, UA code. Does the fact that there is a UA metal flight in there mean that the entire itinerary is calculated on revenue, or is the first leg distance based, and the second leg revenue based?

I have had NH, CA, SN flights issued on 016 stock and earned RDM is based on $ spent not flight miles. Of course, the $ is counted in PQD.

On the other hand，all of my SQ flights ticketedd on 016 earned RDM based on actual miles flown.

UA operated segment earn based on segment value irrespective of ticket stock. You will earn distance based for FRA-LAX and revenue based LAX-SFO

016 ticket earning based on miles flown :confused: how does that work?

Thank you! ^

SQ flights ticketed by UA earn RDM based on actual flight miles rather than $ of the tickets. For example, HKG to SIN on SQ earns 1,602 actual miles flown.

Booked on UA, Ticketed on LATAM ?
 

For an upcoming flight to South America, I am flying on UA metal, with connecting flights on LATAM metal.

Which scenario makes more sense, and is there a practical difference?

1 - Book all flights on united.com.

2 - Book UA r/t on united.com, and book LATAM r/t on latam.com.

Note that Latam is not Star Alliance, and these are not codeshare flights.

Guess I would not accrue MP FF miles with Latam flights - have a feeling it's better to book on metal's website "just in case".

Or am I just a worrywart and being a 'big girls blouse' about it all?

Thanks

If you're connecting, best to have it all on one ticket in case of irregularities. That said, check fares. Sometimes it's substantially cheaper to do it on separate tickets, so the risk isc worth it.

Same price either way.

And lounge access is not a concern - no Star Alliance lounges in SCL :(

Alos, if you book everything on united.com, you may earn PQD for the LATAM flight.

Flying IAH-SCL-IPC.

Not planning on checking baggage, but if I do on the return trip, baggage might be checked to destination if on one ticket.

Cheers.