That's why we ask you to enter both the the total air miles traveled AND
the number of flight segments these air miles represent.
-- To determine your total
number of flight segments, count each nonstop one - way trip as a single segment.
Travelers can reach elite status by earning a certain number of miles or completing a set
number of flight segments.
Applicable government imposed taxes and fees vary and depend upon
the number of flight segments included in the itinerary and are no more than $ 75 for roundtrip domestic flights (for itineraries with up to four flight segments).
This example itinerary in business class includes only five stopovers (ITA has an upper limit on
the number of flight segments) and travels a total distance of 21,556 miles.
Miles & More also has limits on the maximum
number of flight segments you can have on an award type.
Not exact matches
These codeshare partners use Etihad Airways
flight numbers but allow you to fly on a partner airline for a
segment of your trip.
To keep the matched Premier status for the remainder
of the 2018 program year, you will need to earn a certain
number of Premier qualifying miles (PQM) or Premier qualifying
segments (PQS) on
flights operated by United or United Express ® within a 90 - day Offer Period.
I've been able to find 3
segment rewards
flights a
number of times on United's website, so it might just depend on the route.
Service charges apply whenever bags are checked, and are determined by the marketing carrier
of your itinerary's first
segment (the airline whose
flight number is printed on your boarding pass for that
flight).
These codeshare partners use Etihad Airways
flight numbers but allow you to fly on a partner airline for a
segment of your trip.
Ian Luck, British Airways head
of distribution, said: «
Flight Centre and FCM are significant partners for us in a
number of markets across business and leisure
segments.
It seems that each
segment prices out separately and The
number of miles required for the same
flights changes constantly.
Note that Avios prices each
flight segment separately, so if you're flying from Phoenix to Dallas to Atlanta, you have to calculate the
number of miles from Phoenix to Dallas (7,500 miles), then add the miles from Dallas to Atlanta (7,500 miles).
Note that you need a certain
number of Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs, measured in distance) or Medallion Qualifying
Segments (MQSs, measured in arrivals and departures) as well as Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs, measured in dollars spent on personal Delta
flights) to gain membership into the next awards tier.
A
flight segment is defined as travel on
flights with the same
flight number between an origin and final destination, regardless
of intermediate stops.