Can standard awards earn EQM/EQS?
Jul 18, 2011, 5:20 pm
#1
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Can standard awards earn EQM/EQS?
This seems like such a stupid question but I booked an award ticket that was half saver and half standard. The standard part showed as Y while the saver segment showed as XY. Has something changed?
Jul 18, 2011, 5:42 pm
#2
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Jul 18, 2011, 5:46 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Nope, sorry.
You're correct that standard awards book into Y.
The UA reservations system seems to carry information about both booking code (e.g. Y or XY) and also method of payment / ticket price (cash or miles). If you're paying with miles, you don't earn RDM. (This might not be exactly how works -- it might flag a reservation as an award trip.)
I can't find the source now, but I thought I read somewhere that a long time ago, back in the day, standard intl C awards booked into "full C" and earned miles.
You're correct that standard awards book into Y.
The UA reservations system seems to carry information about both booking code (e.g. Y or XY) and also method of payment / ticket price (cash or miles). If you're paying with miles, you don't earn RDM. (This might not be exactly how works -- it might flag a reservation as an award trip.)
I can't find the source now, but I thought I read somewhere that a long time ago, back in the day, standard intl C awards booked into "full C" and earned miles.
Jul 18, 2011, 6:40 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2007
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No miles earned on award tickets. XY means a Saver award, Y means a standard award. Neither means you get EQMs.