Originally Posted by flysurfer
Well, the OP's tavel pattern looks like it's reasonable to make and keep both 1K and SEN status..
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flysurfer!
M&L is more generous when flying F and more generous when it comes to
status miles when flying C. Award miles-wise I would not 100% agree
LH/AC/OS/LX/LOT (and subsidiaries) flying gives you 200% miles compare to
225% on UA ...
and with the UA miles being worth a whole lot more than the LH mile.
But if the OP has to fly 200K+ BIS miles, I would definitely stick with your
suggestion.
Depending on the fares flown that allows for maxing out the advantages.
You can ug Z fares on LH even with a UA systemwide, and you can earn
150% EQM on UA B and Y fares (not sure about E) when crediting to MP
but only 100% when crediting to M&L. But B or Y on LH/OS/LX will actually
give you 150% for M&L as well (status and redeemable).
Given the complexity of the issue grabbing both stati will make decisions and
earning planning a whole lot easier.