All good and dandy except that YQ goes to ticketing carrier, not operating carrier.
That's how UA can sell award tickets on partners without YQ while partners sell UA awards with YQ-and get to pocket it.
And that's how people used to buy rev BA tickets from LAN without YQ and how LAN still does BA awards without YQ.
I still don't understand. Let's say I book today on united ticketed by wf, no glitch, ewr-mxp. Base fare is $130, $400 yq. United only gets $130?
Separate q. If true, why wouldn't wf publish new fares with $200 yq. Make tons of cash. Are they not allowed?