Over the past few years the "big three" US airlines have introduced revenue based mileage earning for tickets booked through them, which has presented some interesting arbitrage opportunities when traveling on partner airlines. These programs still award miles based on distance flown when traveling on partner airline tickets, because in many cases they don't have…
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My China Eastern flight booked in "I" looks like it went up 5%. A pleasant surprise.
China Airlines MQM have increased to 100% but MQD % for business and premium econ have dropped quite a bit.
I second the China Eastern, I see a lot of people taking advantage of MU cheap business fares to help out the MQD on Delta's Spend..
2 Roundtrip NYC-PVG-SIN Trips on China Eastern in Business= $15,600 MQD with only spending around $2,200/ticket; very tempting
Both AM and SV also start earning more MQMs on many premium cabin tickets though, which is interesting. Especially for AM as there are some moderately good MQM runs out of the US that pop up on AM from time to time, and they would get even better with this new earning chart.
I suspect that KE still being in Group 4 is due to the JV still pending gov't approval.
I've almost given up on crediting anything to US airlines. Here are my suggestions for crediting domestic flights:
Delta: credit to Virgin Atlantic or GOL.
American: Alaska now, BA or Cathay soon.
United: Lufthansa or Avianca
@Ferdinand Magellan - VA is a surprisingly good option for Delta crediting. Status with VA gives an earning multiplier, accrual is distance based and the redemption options across their bespoke alliance aren't bad.
Further, if you're wanting to, you can transfer VA points to SQ.
This is weird. I don't understand why Delta is making this change so soon to 2018 without sending any notice to customers. What about people who already booked 2018 tickets and may now receive less miles? At least it seems like most business-class airfares now receive 100% base miles and 100% MQMs. But many no longer get class of service bonuses.
One of the interesting changes I see is KL is shifting back to earning based on distance flown (was previously the one partner airline where miles were earned based on spend).
This is unusual. I don't comprehend why Delta is rolling out this improvement so soon to 2018 without sending any notice to clients. Shouldn't something be said about individuals who effectively reserved 2018 tickets and may now get less miles?However, numerous never again get class of administration rewards.
@John Phine @FNT Diamond
There is some fine print that says if you have problems getting the correct credit for your ticket, call or email SkyMiles