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Which frequent flier program to use for both Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines(Miles&More or Miles&Smiles)?
I have upcoming flights with both Lufthansa and then Turkish Airlines. In the end I would like the miles accumulated from both flights and possible future ones in account to be used for an award ...
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KrisFlyer miles when booking a ticket for someone else
I used my KrisFlyer account to add my girlfriend as a redemption nominee and used my miles to buy a ticket on Singapore Airlines for her. She used her credit card to pay the remaining fare.
In this ...
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How does free baggage for Frequent Traveler status work?
I have gained Frequent Traveler status with Miles & More on my last travel. One of the benefits is additional free baggage.
From Miles & More status comparison:
Total amount of free ...
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Can I double-dip a flight and claim it for both United and Lufthansa status miles?
I've always booked United flights, but some legs of the "United" trips (ticket codes all starting 016) are operated by Lufthansa.
I've already/automatically got these flights for United MileagePlus ...
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Which frequent flyer card to use?
I am new to these programs, and my flight is always the Athens-Munich ale re tour, with a Lufthansa flight (booked via the Lufthansa website). I fly on the economy class, with my hand luggage only.
I ...
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Problem Claiming miles (Star Alliance) operated by SK
I had a roundtrip flight with Lufthansa to US via Frankfurt. This was four flights in total. So far I managed to claim all my miles from the first 3 flights however the final flight from FRA to ARN ...
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Privacy disadvantages of 'frequent flyer miles' program
I am flying quite often, but never signed up for frequent flyer miles card. I am skeptic about my privacy. I also don't understand very well how frequent flyer miles work.
With a search engine I ...
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Airlines credit card booking for a friend using my credit card
This question is about earning miles. I have an airlines credit card, which gives me 2x miles and it is linked to my AAdvantage account.
When I use my credit card to book tickets for a friend, do I ...
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What's the differences between miles programs [closed]
I wanted to book a flight and the flight engine ask me to provide my miles program number between multiple options.
What's the differences between them? What is best option?
(mostly I travel inside ...
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Which are the benefits of having multiple frequent flier accounts in Star Alliance? [closed]
I have a mileage plan with Miles and Smiles by Turkish Airlines, but recently I'm taking a lot of Lufthansa and United flights.
Currently I am using the alliance to reward me on these flights, but ...
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Can I accrue miles from award ticket awarded from another airlines
I have mileage cards from both ANA and Lufthansa, both Star Alliance members.
If I buy an award Lufthansa flight ticket with miles from ANA card, do I earn miles on my Lufthansa card for that flight?
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How to change my loyalty program online before check-in?
I have made a booking with Lufthansa and initially listed my Miles & More account for credit of eventual miles gained. However now I want to credit the miles that will be gained from the flight to ...
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Can I claim miles if I bought the tickets but didn't take the flight?
Due to odd circumstances I didn't have a chance to take a flight. I already bought the tickets and I wasn't able to cancel anything.
Can I still request miles (Miles & More)?
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How often should I fly on StarAlliance airlines to be eligible for a Europe-to-USA business class upgrade?
As I expect to regularly go across the Atlantic and it often happens to be through Swiss or Lufthansa, I subscribed to the Miles & More frequent flyer program.
Since I'm travelling on my own ...
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