FREQUENT FLYER GLOSSARY
Alliance and partner earning
Partner earning means flying airline A and crediting the miles to airline B's programme; the rate comes from B's partner chart.
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Key takeaways
- Our verified partner rules cover 11 programmes.
- The programme you credit to sets the rate, using its partner chart.
- Whether the partner must operate the flight, and how codeshares count, depends on each programme's conditions.
- The same flight can earn very different amounts in different programmes.
Why it matters
You do not have to credit to the operating airline's own programme. Crediting partner flights to the programme you use most concentrates scattered flying in one account. Our "Where to credit" pages list, per operating airline, which programmes accept the flight.
Verified partners by programme
| Frequent flyer programme | Partner airlines | Verified rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharaja Club | Partner airlines 22 | Verified rules 25 | SourceOfficial source |
| PhoenixMiles | Partner airlines 25 | Verified rules 29 | SourceOfficial source |
| Dynasty Flyer | Partner airlines 1 | Verified rules 3 | SourceOfficial source |
| Ethiopian Airlines ShebaMiles | Partner airlines 21 | Verified rules 21 | SourceOfficial source |
| Fortune Wings Club | Partner airlines 10 | Verified rules 17 | SourceOfficial source |
| JAL Mileage Bank | Partner airlines 8 | Verified rules 8 | SourceOfficial source |
| Enrich | Partner airlines 1 | Verified rules 1 | SourceOfficial source |
| ANA Mileage Club | Partner airlines 28 | Verified rules 28 | SourceOfficial source |
| SAS EuroBonus | Partner airlines 1 | Verified rules 1 | SourceOfficial source |
| United MileagePlus | Partner airlines 35 | Verified rules 45 | SourceOfficial source |
| WestJet Rewards | Partner airlines 2 | Verified rules 2 | SourceOfficial source |
Related news
- Atmos Rewards adds ski, shopping and golf redemptions: Ikon Pass, Nordstrom and Pebble Beach join Atmos Unlocked
- Asiana leaves Star Alliance on 12/16: Asiana flights stop earning ShebaMiles and PhoenixMiles after 10/15
- Korean Air–Asiana mileage integration approved: flight miles convert 1:1, partner miles 1:0.82
Sources and review
- enrich.malaysiaairlines.com
- ffp.airchina.com.cn
- ffp.hnair.com
- shebamiles.ethiopianairlines.com
- www.airindia.com
- www.ana.co.jp
- www.china-airlines.com
- www.flysas.com
- www.jal.co.jp
- www.united.com
- www.westjet.com
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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