KF Mileage Accrual on Star Alliance Intra-Europe flights

[Danny Bhoy]

If I understand correctly, some of the European Star Alliance airlines, specifically the M&M FFP ones, operate a flat rate mileage for intra-European flights varying according to farebookings within economy.

How would KF calculate accrual from such flights? Assuming that the flights were made in Y bookings that would be acceptable to KF for mileage accrual in the first instance, would KF calculate the mileage accrued based on the airlines "flat rate" calculation (e.g. 125, 500, 750) or KF's own mileage calculator (as on the SQ website).

[jjpb3]

The flat rates you cited are M&M-specific.

If the flights are eligible for KF mileage accrual, you'll get actual miles travelled, unless you buy from the booking classes that earn 50% miles (S, U, W on LH).

[Kiwi]

Each FFP has it's own rules. Fixed mileage earning intra-europe is a M&M thing (and also airpoints).

[Danny Bhoy]

Thanks for the replies. Intra-European flying is currently a possibility for me, just weighing whether it would be worth chasing the miles or just take the cheaper and more convenient option of interrailing.

[leo]

(off topic)You should check-out the Star Alliance Europass. It has saved me tons of money and time by having to book single sectors on separate airlines. In my experience, the *A timetable is of great help (downloadable here). Rule of thumb is to plan your destinations alternating between *A hubs and non *A hubs. This way, you would get to fly *A carriers all the time and there will be no need to purchase one-way fares on separate tickets.

Do note however, the Europass is only valid in conjunction with a return long-haul *A flight into Europe, and is not valid for European residents. More details can be obtained here.

I would advise you to issue your long-haul tickets first and then sort out the Europass sectors.(/off topic)

The Star Alliance Europass books into Q (economy) class which earns 100% actual miles travelled.

There are many booking classes in economy operated by *A carriers intra-Europe but not all of them accrue miles (please check your frequent flier accrual table) - for KF you might want to check here.

[Danny Bhoy]

(off topic)You should check-out the Star Alliance Europass. It has saved me tons of money and time by having to book single sectors on separate airlines. In my experience, the *A timetable is of great help (downloadable here). Rule of thumb is to plan your destinations alternating between *A hubs and non *A hubs. This way, you would get to fly *A carriers all the time and there will be no need to purchase one-way fares on separate tickets.

Do note however, the Europass is only valid in conjunction with a return long-haul *A flight into Europe, and is not valid for European residents. More details can be obtained here.

I would advise you to issue your long-haul tickets first and then sort out the Europass sectors.(/off topic)

The Star Alliance Europass books into Q (economy) class which earns 100% actual miles travelled.

There are many booking classes in economy operated by *A carriers intra-Europe but not all of them accrue miles (please check your frequent flier accrual table) - for KF you might want to check here.

Appreciate the Europass advice but my scenario would not a sequence of one-way trips but using a particular city as a base for flights to/from a bunch of cities some of which I would probably visit more than once. I suppose that I could rail to/from nearby cities for additional flights under the same Europass, but that's too much of a bother.