Re:United Airlines awards hackers millions of miles for reve...
by ubernostrum on Thursday July 16, 2015 @12:30PM
(#9898224)
Almost certainly not.
Although it was different in the past, all the US carriers now differentiate between miles earned by actually flying (in the industry and the frequent-flyer community referred to as "BIS", or "butt-in-seat" miles), and miles earned from all other associated programs (credit cards, affiliate shopping, etc. etc.).
Only the mileage from actual flying counts toward frequent-flyer status, lifetime benefit thresholds and so on.
Although it was different in the past, all the US carriers now differentiate between miles earned by actually flying (in the industry and the frequent-flyer community referred to as "BIS", or "butt-in-seat" miles), and miles earned from all other associated programs (credit cards, affiliate shopping, etc. etc.).
Only the mileage from actual flying counts toward frequent-flyer status, lifetime benefit thresholds and so on.