FREQUENT FLYER GLOSSARY
Revenue-based earning (miles per currency spent)
Revenue-based earning awards miles on the fare paid rather than distance flown: miles = eligible fare amount × a rate per unit of currency, and the rate often rises with elite tier.
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Key takeaways
- Our verified revenue-based rules cover 10 programmes.
- Expensive tickets earn more; cheap long-haul tickets can earn little.
- What counts as "fare" varies; often base fare plus carrier surcharges, excluding taxes.
- The booking class only decides eligibility here, not the rate.
How it differs from distance-based
Under distance-based earning a cheap long flight still earns well; under revenue-based earning only spending more earns more. By the formula, low fares credit less and high fares credit more.
Revenue-based programmes
| Frequent flyer programme | Currency | Verified rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9C | Currency CNY | Verified rules 2 | SourceOfficial source |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | Currency USD | Verified rules 4 | SourceOfficial source |
| GOL Smiles | Currency BRL | Verified rules 2 | SourceOfficial source |
| Fortune Wings Club | Currency CNY | Verified rules 19 | SourceOfficial source |
| LATAM Pass | Currency USD | Verified rules 2 | SourceOfficial source |
| Enrich | Currency MYR | Verified rules 2 | SourceOfficial source |
| Eastern Miles | Currency CNY | Verified rules 1 | SourceOfficial source |
| United MileagePlus | Currency USD | Verified rules 5 | SourceOfficial source |
| Southwest Rapid Rewards | Currency USD | Verified rules 4 | SourceOfficial source |
| Oman Air Sindbad | Currency USD | Verified rules 3 | SourceOfficial source |
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Sources and review
- enrich.malaysiaairlines.com
- ffp.hnair.com
- help.ch.com
- sindbad.omanair.com
- web.latampass.latam.com
- www.ceair.com
- www.jetblue.com
- www.smiles.com.br
- www.southwest.com
- www.united.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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