Changing a segment’s fare type, booking class, flight, or route can affect whether it earns points or status credits. Because the stated crediting rule applies to each eligible flight segment, the final itinerary needs to be checked segment by segment.
The cited guidance does not identify the particular fare types, booking classes, flights, or routes that are excluded. It also does not indicate that one non-qualifying segment removes credits earned on other eligible segments.
Which itinerary changes should be checked?
| Change to the final itinerary | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Fare type | Some fare types may earn no points or status credits. |
| Booking class | Some booking classes may earn no points or status credits. |
| Flight | Some individual flights may earn no points or status credits. |
| Route | Some routes may earn no points or status credits. |
These are category-level exclusions, not blanket rules that every change involving a fare type, booking class, flight, or route is disqualifying. The available guidance does not provide the specific list needed to determine whether a particular option qualifies.
Why does every segment matter?
Points and status credits are earned on each eligible flight segment in the booking. An itinerary change can therefore affect the eligibility of one segment without changing the other segments, which is why the final booking cannot be evaluated solely by whether its original version qualified.
Per-segment crediting does not, by itself, establish an all-or-nothing rule. A non-qualifying segment means that not every segment qualifies; it does not prove that credits on the remaining eligible segments are cancelled.
What still needs confirmation?
The cited guidance does not specify:
- Which fare types and booking classes qualify or are excluded.
- Which individual flights and routes qualify or are excluded.
- How cancellations, rebookings, or other post-booking changes affect credit already earned or pending.
Those details require confirmation against the current official rules for the exact final itinerary. Without that confirmation, it is not possible to conclude that every flight segment will receive credit.