A profitable award flight!

A profitable award flight!

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Yes, this kick-a$$ award flight got even better. In my Alaska Mileage Plan account:

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  1. TomTTravel aka ThunderStorm Guest

    Thanks Lucky. Very smart quick-thinking. I flew Emirates to DXB a couple of years ago and didn't get a damn thing :(

  2. lucky OMAAT

    @ ThunderStorm -- That's correct. It was a paid fare class so was eligible for mileage accrual, so I gave my Alaska number.

  3. ThunderStorm Guest

    Wait so were you traveling on a BA ticket when you got rebooked on EK and not one to lose the opportunity to earn a mile, immediately whipped out your Alaska Airlines Number to be put on the boarding pass??
    Did I get that right?

    Thanks

  4. AK Member

    This isn't an error on either Alaska or Emirates part. EK got paid by BA for the fare and AS got paid by EK for the miles. It's safe. Geez, all these worrywarts.

  5. Ozaer N. Guest

    they wont take back the miles..Alaska isnt stingy that way....a very good airline IMO.

  6. J.D. Fugate Guest

    You've got to be feeling much better about those minor little fuel surcharges at this point.

  7. Gene Diamond

    @Ben -- Yeah, I guess that makes sense...

  8. John Guest

    you will forever remember 12 / 12 / 12 =D

  9. James Guest

    This is like drawing the card in Monopoly that says "Bank Error in Your Favor!"

  10. Carl Guest

    I hate to rub it in yet again, but aren't you glad we told you to use your BA companion voucher :-)

  11. Sagar Guest

    Why didn't you opt for Emirates miles ? It would have given you a lot more in terms of First time bonus, plus the First Class bonus, I would guess anywhere between 15000 to 20000 in total.

  12. Jeff Guest

    This happened to me and I was so scared to post about it that I anonymized it... you are a braver man than me! But then again, you probably don't really need the butt in seat miles at this point.

  13. Peter Nguyen New Member

    I think this is the flight he got rebooked by BA to revenue fare class.

  14. Antipode Guest

    not exactly profitable if you paid all that YQ to begin with :p although it's certainly icing on the cake

  15. lucky OMAAT

    C'mon folks, these miles didn't post accidentally. I was rebooked on Emirates in a revenue fare class (and Emirates isn't a BA partner), so as far as they and Alaska are concerned, I WAS on a revenue fare. This wasn't an accident like AA posting miles for a BA award flight or if I had been rebooked on another BA flight and earned miles.

    And if they end up taking back the miles, so be it, no big deal.

  16. Nathan Guest

    Everyone here assumes him posting on his blog is worth less to him than 8,500 Alaska miles, even if they take them back (which I highly doubt). Thanks for sharing!

  17. David Guest

    @gene, the urge to show off is inherent, not something you can learn to turn off.

  18. gene Diamond

    Have you not learned?

  19. kyle Guest

    Hahaha...absolutely EPIC!!!!

  20. Thomas Guest

    I got the same when I was too late to take my award trip with SQ, I flew QF old J, shame but got the miles on BA.

    The fare basis bought my BA entitles him to get miles, carriers have agreements abt those issues.

  21. Maxwell Guest

    Probably not the best thing to post - back in the day I posted on flyertalk I got award points on AA for a BA award flight. Two days later they were gone.

  22. JetsettingEric Guest

    wow.. nicely done. but with this much publicity, don't you think they'll change it or fix it?

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TomTTravel aka ThunderStorm Guest

Thanks Lucky. Very smart quick-thinking. I flew Emirates to DXB a couple of years ago and didn't get a damn thing :(

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lucky OMAAT

@ ThunderStorm -- That's correct. It was a paid fare class so was eligible for mileage accrual, so I gave my Alaska number.

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ThunderStorm Guest

Wait so were you traveling on a BA ticket when you got rebooked on EK and not one to lose the opportunity to earn a mile, immediately whipped out your Alaska Airlines Number to be put on the boarding pass?? Did I get that right? Thanks

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