During my last flight, I was given a rare buy-up opportunity on LH. The flight was oversold and since I was on a B fare, there was a buy-up offer to purchase the difference between B and C for around $500. Since it was a 12 hour flight at 1am I accepted.
When the miles posted to my MP account, they posted as an B fare. I contacted United and the response was:
"Miles are earned according to the booking code that you purchased, even if you upgrade your seat to a different booking class or cabin. Your booking code is usually noted on your ticket by a letter following the flight number."
I'm fairly certain that when I have been given buy-ups on UA before at the kiosk to first or business, they posted as A/Z fares. Maybe I'm mistaken. Can anybody else confirm what the right behavior is? For a 12 hour flight, the RDM and PQM bonus for a biz ticket is nothing to sneeze at.
When the miles posted to my MP account, they posted as an B fare. I contacted United and the response was:
"Miles are earned according to the booking code that you purchased, even if you upgrade your seat to a different booking class or cabin. Your booking code is usually noted on your ticket by a letter following the flight number."
I'm fairly certain that when I have been given buy-ups on UA before at the kiosk to first or business, they posted as A/Z fares. Maybe I'm mistaken. Can anybody else confirm what the right behavior is? For a 12 hour flight, the RDM and PQM bonus for a biz ticket is nothing to sneeze at.