Originally Posted by
jbalmuth
For those of us located on the east coast, the next sentence is also a problematic restriction:
"All travel must originate in and return to the US."
If all you wanted was a pair of BA J or F seats from LHR to CPT, MRU, or DEL etc., this offer won't work for you. [From NYC one can almost always find a cheap, paid TATL flight on AA, CO or DL that costs significantly less than what BA charges for fuel surcharges alone. To also spend a lot of miles for the TATL --- in addition to high fuel surcharges --- is typically not a good use of BA mles]
And even if there is partner availability, I think BA will put you on their own metal if it's available (and subsequently charging you their extra fees).
That's why the
oneworld award seems like the best deal to me, unless you're pooling multiple of these bonuses together for a longhaul F/J award. You get to at least choose the metal you fly on.