Earning MileagePlus on LH fare
Oct 5, 2018, 4:28 pm
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Earning MileagePlus on LH fare
I just saw some fares for SFO-FCO booked via LH site ($300 all in). The fares book into K and I see that earns 0 PQM on MileagePlus. There are flight options for both the in/outbound segments at SFO to be UA metal. Will I get PQM on those?
Oct 5, 2018, 4:45 pm
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LH K fares earn 100% PQM on MileagePlus. This changed in March.
Oct 5, 2018, 6:20 pm
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Oh, that's great!
Follow up question: even though this is an LH itinerary, will I be able to SDC the return leg if it's operated by UA? I'm not sure how many flights UA has, this may not be feasible at all, but thought I would double check.
Follow up question: even though this is an LH itinerary, will I be able to SDC the return leg if it's operated by UA? I'm not sure how many flights UA has, this may not be feasible at all, but thought I would double check.
Oct 5, 2018, 7:34 pm
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...ions-wiki.html
Oct 5, 2018, 7:37 pm
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In general, you cannot SDC on a ticket issued by another airline. The SDC process requires* reissuing the ticket, which UA can't do if they didn't issue it in the first place.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Oct 5, 2018 at 8:05 pm Reason: split post
Oct 5, 2018, 8:08 pm
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The SDC thread has a really nice wiki about what's permissible, what's permissible with a willing agent, and what's not possible.