Does anyone know if I can get UA miles and EQM on Virgin Atlantic?
Sep 29, 2010, 1:44 pm
#16
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Sigh, I wish they'd reconsider this. Virgin seems to have agreements with half the Star Alliance, but snubs UA. Virgin is the only airline with any linkage to *A that has frequent and convenient direct flights from NYC to LHR. (I'd settle for BA but they seem to have given up competing with Virgin).
I've found it quicker and easier to get to Manhattan from EWR than from JFK at times (or, on one memorable occasion, LGA).
Of course, T4 at Heathrow is a bit of a downer.
Sep 29, 2010, 2:34 pm
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T4 is awful. I'm surprised CO hasn't moved to T1 with the other *A carriers.
Sep 29, 2010, 3:55 pm
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So if I open a CO account and purchase a CO codeshare VS flight, I should get EQM on CO. When finally CO and UA consolidate their FF programs, I wonder if those EQM count as lifetime miles since CO count all EQM to their program.
Oh yes, just to reiterate, LHR T4 is really awful.
Oh yes, just to reiterate, LHR T4 is really awful.
Sep 29, 2010, 4:02 pm
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I remember it being quite nice ... 20 years ago.
Nov 16, 2010, 3:38 pm
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United Mileage+ booking on Continental.com on Virgin Atlantic
I'm travelign to London and I'm wondering if this is possible as I'm only missing 3,000 miles on United to earn elite status for 2011.
I want to travel to London on Virgin Atlantic as their upper class is much better than United/Continental's BusinessFirst. Is it possible to book the flight on Continental.com and have the miles credited to my United mileage account?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I want to travel to London on Virgin Atlantic as their upper class is much better than United/Continental's BusinessFirst. Is it possible to book the flight on Continental.com and have the miles credited to my United mileage account?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Nov 16, 2010, 3:45 pm
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Nov 16, 2010, 9:14 pm
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Based on the email we got today it looks like you can do this for a flight in 2011 and have the CO EQMs merged with your UA EQMs to qualify for 2012, but not so for 2010 trips. I would ask the same thing as I have 11K EQMs on CO from a VS trip and only 19K left to go to make 1K for next year. Fortunately I'm flying to NRT and back over thanksgiving.
Nov 16, 2010, 9:26 pm
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Based on the email we got today it looks like you can do this for a flight in 2011 and have the CO EQMs merged with your UA EQMs to qualify for 2012, but not so for 2010 trips. I would ask the same thing as I have 11K EQMs on CO from a VS trip and only 19K left to go to make 1K for next year. Fortunately I'm flying to NRT and back over thanksgiving.
Answer: Yes, they do. http://www.continental.com/CMS/en-US...aspx?ItemId=77
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Nov 16, 2010, 9:36 pm
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I got them this year flying VS to London. Around 11K EQMs in my CO account for a Z ticket LAX to LHR and a premium economy ticket from LHR to IAD. I have no other trips on CO miles this year because I put all my *A trips on my UA account. CO has some special relationship with VS it's outside of the *A. I did not know but my savvy travel agent did and registered my CO number on that ticket. Sadly they won't count towards UA EQMs for 2011 but hopefully I'll at least get the miles transferred when the FF programs merge. Based on today's email from MP I'm assuming, if CO keeps this relationship with VS, that you could get EQMs in 2011 and have them count towards your MP status for 2012.
Nov 17, 2010, 10:19 am
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Yes, that definitely sounds like it would work as long as the CO/VS partnership doesn't go the way of the CO/EK partnership. Great tip!
Nov 17, 2010, 11:23 am
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Answer: Yes, they do. http://www.continental.com/CMS/en-US...aspx?ItemId=77
Yes, but if you have 40K UA EQMs and 20K CO EQMs on October 1 you'll just be a 2P until the 2012 program kicks in and the two balances are combined and you reach whatever status the 50K qualification will be called.