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FREQUENT FLYER GLOSSARY

Codeshare: operating vs marketing carrier

A codeshare is one flight sold under several airlines' flight numbers: the airline flying the aircraft is the operating carrier, the one whose flight number is on your ticket is the marketing carrier; which one sets the earning rule varies by programme.

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Key takeaways

  • In our verified rules, 16 programmes state operating/marketing carrier conditions.
  • Check both the flight number on your ticket and the "operated by" line.
  • Some rules require the same marketing and operating carrier, so codeshares do not qualify.
  • Some programmes have a separate chart for codeshare flights.

Why it differs

The partner charts we verified are organised by operating airline, but some programmes also set flight-number conditions: some accept only their own flight number on a partner-operated flight, others only the partner's own number on its own flight. Whose flight number you bought can decide whether and how you earn.

Real example

China Eastern has a verified rule just for codeshares: only flights marketed by China Eastern (MU flight number) and operated by a partner; FM flight numbers operated by JAL or Qantas do not earn.

Official source

Programmes with carrier conditions

Frequent flyer programmeVerified rulesSource
Golden Panda ClubVerified rules 3SourceOfficial source
9CVerified rules 2SourceOfficial source
JetBlue TrueBlueVerified rules 4SourceOfficial source
Sky Pearl ClubVerified rules 1SourceOfficial source
GOL SmilesVerified rules 2SourceOfficial source
Fortune Wings ClubVerified rules 19SourceOfficial source
JAL Mileage BankVerified rules 8SourceOfficial source
LATAM PassVerified rules 2SourceOfficial source
EnrichVerified rules 2SourceOfficial source
Eastern MilesVerified rules 3SourceOfficial source
ANA Mileage ClubVerified rules 28SourceOfficial source
Asiana ClubVerified rules 2SourceOfficial source
SAS EuroBonusVerified rules 1SourceOfficial source
Southwest Rapid RewardsVerified rules 4SourceOfficial source
WestJet RewardsVerified rules 2SourceOfficial source
Oman Air SindbadVerified rules 3SourceOfficial source

Sources and review

Every number comes from verified, published rules on this site, with originals archived in our knowledge base; anything unverified or unstated shows as unknown.

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