Not exact matches
Mileage will still be
accrued on MileagePlus credit cards and, if you fly with a Star Alliance partner without a ticket issued by United, you will still earn
miles the old way: distance flown and
fare class.
Not all partners will
accrue miles in all
fare classes, and only SkyTeam partners count towards status.
The award
miles accrued on codeshare flights are based on the operating carrier and their equivalent
fare class.
Of the two types of
miles earnings - award
miles and premier qualifying
miles - award
miles have been an after thought since United, along with the other big 2 U.S. airlines, went revenue - based, meaning
miles accrue not by distance traveled, but rather determined by
fare type and cost of ticket.
If the ticket has the «016» the
miles accrued will be based on United's «
fare - based» system.