Can I earn mileage separately for 2 legs of the same trip?
I'm flying ICN-DFW-EZE-DFW-ICN on AA in Premium Economy.
ICN-DFW and DFW-ICN qualify for mileage on KE. Can I request AA mileage for DFW-EZE-DFW, considering that my luggage will be checked in from ICN all the way through to EZE and possibly both boarding passes will be issued in ICN? Or do I have to choose one program for the whole ticket?
Is there any way to estimate AA mileage for DFW-EZE-DFW in this scenario, considering that I only know fare for the whole ticket?
(KE earns 12K+ on ICN-DFW-ICN alone, AA will earn about 10K award miles for the whole trip and 30K+ EQMs, and I have a lot of KE miles but I don't like KE redemption tables that much).
Best Answer
Generally, you can only earn mileage with one program. For SkyTeam, I am pretty sure you won't be able to earn mileage twice for the same flight sectors. You need to provide ONE membership card, and that's that. I tried, a few years ago, with AF and KE, and I was told, sternly, that I had to pick one. I chose AF.
When I later on tried to request mileage adjustment with KE, I was asked for my boarding passes, which showed clearly my AF membership. Whoopsies.
EDIT
Well, you said
KE earns 12K+ on ICN-DFW-ICN alone, AA will earn about 10K award miles for the whole trip
So obviously I assumed you were trying to double-dip :-) If DFW<–>EZE is not eligible for mileage on KE, you could claim with AA. On the other hand, if all segments are eligible, you might get locked in, especially if it's a single ticket.
I assume you'll have to pass border control and customs in DFW, as is customary in the US. Are you sure your luggage will be checked in all the way though? You might have to go to an AA counter anyway, and it would be the right time to claim mileage for the DFW-EZE segment.
On the way back, depending on whether you get both boarding passes in EZE, or have to get DFW-ICN in DFW, you could show both cards, one for each segment. Moreover, the airlines will have by then your membership numbers.
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