May 24, 2014, 12:34 pm
Last edit by: Mwenenzi
Before posting please read POSTS 1-3 for a comprehensive overview of how to select a program.
If you already plan to focus on one particular alliance, please visit the sticky in the relevant forum: Deciding on a oneworld FFP or Which SkyTeam FFP or Choosing a Star FFP
List of frequent flyer programs from Wikipedia
Questionnaire: Copy and paste into your post
Provide the requested information.
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
>>> Reply:
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
>>> Reply:
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
>>> Reply:
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> Reply:
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
>>> Reply:
6. What is your home airport?
>>> Reply:
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> Reply:
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> Reply:
If you already plan to focus on one particular alliance, please visit the sticky in the relevant forum: Deciding on a oneworld FFP or Which SkyTeam FFP or Choosing a Star FFP
List of frequent flyer programs from Wikipedia
Questionnaire: Copy and paste into your post
Provide the requested information.
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
>>> Reply:
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
>>> Reply:
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
>>> Reply:
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> Reply:
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
>>> Reply:
6. What is your home airport?
>>> Reply:
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> Reply:
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> Reply:
Which Frequent Flyer Program to Join? Help Is Here!
Aug 3, 2015, 1:11 pm
#677
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3
First Timer
Thanks for your patience and thoughts, my apologies if I'm doing this incorrectly...
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reward travel, followed by seat upgrades
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
I fly economy - will soon be flying regularly - 3 times or so per month from ATL to MCO
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Economy
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
I am flexible, travel mostly for pleasure
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
US Domestic between ATL, MCO, DTW, and Chicago (ORD/MDW)
(6) What is your home airport?
ATL
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
I lost status on Delta, but still have over 300k miles banked. I have a Delta AMEX and am compiling significant points through spend on that card. I am a member with few miles in United and Southwest.
(8) Preferred Airlines
Delta and Southwest
As I said, I expect to be flying frequently over weekends between Atlanta and Orlando for the next 10-12 months, with some trips to Detroit and Chicago as well. My instinct tells me to ditch the AMEX card and apply for a new Southwest card, as Southwest appears to have similarly priced fares with the added benefit of being able to reschedule flights without added fees. Any thoughts from the experts here would be welcome. Thanks.
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reward travel, followed by seat upgrades
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
I fly economy - will soon be flying regularly - 3 times or so per month from ATL to MCO
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Economy
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
I am flexible, travel mostly for pleasure
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
US Domestic between ATL, MCO, DTW, and Chicago (ORD/MDW)
(6) What is your home airport?
ATL
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
I lost status on Delta, but still have over 300k miles banked. I have a Delta AMEX and am compiling significant points through spend on that card. I am a member with few miles in United and Southwest.
(8) Preferred Airlines
Delta and Southwest
As I said, I expect to be flying frequently over weekends between Atlanta and Orlando for the next 10-12 months, with some trips to Detroit and Chicago as well. My instinct tells me to ditch the AMEX card and apply for a new Southwest card, as Southwest appears to have similarly priced fares with the added benefit of being able to reschedule flights without added fees. Any thoughts from the experts here would be welcome. Thanks.
Aug 4, 2015, 6:22 pm
#678
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Boston, MA USA
Programs: TrueBlue/Hawaiian Miles
Posts: 349
Hi there! I'm a huge avgeek and airline enthusiast been a long time FT reader and occasional poster-mainly in the Hawaiian/B6 threads. After reading all kinds of trip reports/mileage and points blogs and seeing all those lovely flat bed biz class/first class upgrades, I've given some serious thought into to getting our miles into the correct program and/or getting ourselves a credit card that will tick the boxes for all my answers below. I certainly appreciate any and all input from all of you knowledgeable FT'ers because lately my head's been spinning with dreams of lie flat seats, figuring out card spending, which card(s) to get and which airline to really go for the "platinum" with!
At any rate, here are my questionnaire answers:
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
Upgrades, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
---> For me the most important thing would mainly be the upgrades-being able to fly first/biz for miles and the good redemption rates as in not having to redeem ALL my miles for one first class ticket! My wife wouldn't like it if I left her in the back... (Although SHE can sleep in ANY airline seat!). Lounge access is just a bonus
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
---> Less than 25000 miles for sure, although this year we'll have hit Hawaii 2X in the same year on HA while earning for B6. We do a trip to FL once or twice a year. In total probably about 6-8 segments in 3/4 RT's but my aim is to get that number of flights UP UP UP thru the right CC/FFP program!
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
---> We generally buy domestic "premium economy" on B6 and HA. B6 EMS and HA Extra Comfort. If traveling overseas I would bias to SQ/EK/CX et al. specifically for their premium economy product.
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
---> Travel is 100% leisure/pleasure/vacations so we choose our airline(s) which 99% of the time is B6 and partners out of BOS.
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
---> Domestic US. transcontinental/northeast to Florida.
6. What is your home airport?
---> BOS/KBOS
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
---> No status whatsoever. We have ~21K miles in TrueBlue which won't even cover two RT's down to PBI for us (at least until after our HI trip in Dec) In addition, I used to have a TON of Delta skymiles which probably expired. They were all earned pre 9/11-according to DL, I have earned a total of 25,277 lifetime but show 0 miles availability-I am looking further into this.
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
---> Airlines that focus on service and treating you like a human being! So that generally means B6, HA, WN and VX (haven't flown the latter two) domestically and I consistently dream of flights abroad on SQ, EK, EY, CX and VS. Also, if you couldn't tell by my screen name, I'm quite partial to Airbus aircraft.
One more thing to add for the record: we currently have the Chase Disney rewards visa. My intent is to get us OUT of that one and into another more travel-centric card be it for hotels/airlines etc.
Thanks for any help in advance! Feel free to DM me or reply here!
At any rate, here are my questionnaire answers:
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
Upgrades, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
---> For me the most important thing would mainly be the upgrades-being able to fly first/biz for miles and the good redemption rates as in not having to redeem ALL my miles for one first class ticket! My wife wouldn't like it if I left her in the back... (Although SHE can sleep in ANY airline seat!). Lounge access is just a bonus
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
---> Less than 25000 miles for sure, although this year we'll have hit Hawaii 2X in the same year on HA while earning for B6. We do a trip to FL once or twice a year. In total probably about 6-8 segments in 3/4 RT's but my aim is to get that number of flights UP UP UP thru the right CC/FFP program!
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
---> We generally buy domestic "premium economy" on B6 and HA. B6 EMS and HA Extra Comfort. If traveling overseas I would bias to SQ/EK/CX et al. specifically for their premium economy product.
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
---> Travel is 100% leisure/pleasure/vacations so we choose our airline(s) which 99% of the time is B6 and partners out of BOS.
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
---> Domestic US. transcontinental/northeast to Florida.
6. What is your home airport?
---> BOS/KBOS
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
---> No status whatsoever. We have ~21K miles in TrueBlue which won't even cover two RT's down to PBI for us (at least until after our HI trip in Dec) In addition, I used to have a TON of Delta skymiles which probably expired. They were all earned pre 9/11-according to DL, I have earned a total of 25,277 lifetime but show 0 miles availability-I am looking further into this.
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
---> Airlines that focus on service and treating you like a human being! So that generally means B6, HA, WN and VX (haven't flown the latter two) domestically and I consistently dream of flights abroad on SQ, EK, EY, CX and VS. Also, if you couldn't tell by my screen name, I'm quite partial to Airbus aircraft.
One more thing to add for the record: we currently have the Chase Disney rewards visa. My intent is to get us OUT of that one and into another more travel-centric card be it for hotels/airlines etc.
Thanks for any help in advance! Feel free to DM me or reply here!
Aug 4, 2015, 6:29 pm
#679
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 1
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
>>> Reply: good award redemption rates
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
>>> Reply: <25k. Maybe 4 or 5 roundtrip flights in a year.
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
>>> Reply: economy
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> Reply: Yes, but only economy. Delta or AA are preferred. For work mostly, some pleasure when I can.
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
>>> Reply: domestic USA only. GSO/CLT/RDU -> SJC or LAX. Sometimes to BOS.
6. What is your home airport?
>>> Reply: GSO/CLT/RDU, I fly out of wherever is convenient
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> Reply: No status anywhere. I have ~50k miles in AA, 10k in United. Maybe 4K in Delta.
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> Reply: AA or Delta.
Thanks for any suggestions! feel free to DM or reply here
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
>>> Reply: good award redemption rates
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
>>> Reply: <25k. Maybe 4 or 5 roundtrip flights in a year.
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
>>> Reply: economy
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> Reply: Yes, but only economy. Delta or AA are preferred. For work mostly, some pleasure when I can.
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
>>> Reply: domestic USA only. GSO/CLT/RDU -> SJC or LAX. Sometimes to BOS.
6. What is your home airport?
>>> Reply: GSO/CLT/RDU, I fly out of wherever is convenient
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> Reply: No status anywhere. I have ~50k miles in AA, 10k in United. Maybe 4K in Delta.
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> Reply: AA or Delta.
Thanks for any suggestions! feel free to DM or reply here
Aug 5, 2015, 9:08 pm
#681
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 1
Frequent Dallas - New York Travel
Hello,
I'm looking for advice concerning which airline I should stick to in the future. I frequently fly from my home in New York to college in Dallas. Although I know multiple airlines serve this route, I'm trying to balance my desire to fly from smaller airports like DAL and HPN with the cost savings available on common routes like DFW-LGA. To date, I've mostly flown AA and WN, but am open to other airlines.
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
>>> Upgrades and availability of award flights
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
>>> Approx. 25,000 miles, with 10 segments between Dallas and New York and 2-4 segments between US and Tokyo.
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
>>> Economy
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> I have complete freedom over airline and class of service selections. I am a college student, and fly frequently from my home in New York to my school in Dallas. Additionally, I visit my parents in Tokyo once or twice annually.
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
>>> Domestic between DAL/DFW and LGA/JFK/HPN/HVN/BDL. International between DFW/JFK and NRT/HND.
6. What is your home airport?
>>> HPN, LGA, HVN, and JFK (but HPN is my #1 choice by far).
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> No status or significant number of miles on any airline.
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> None.
I'm looking for advice concerning which airline I should stick to in the future. I frequently fly from my home in New York to college in Dallas. Although I know multiple airlines serve this route, I'm trying to balance my desire to fly from smaller airports like DAL and HPN with the cost savings available on common routes like DFW-LGA. To date, I've mostly flown AA and WN, but am open to other airlines.
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
>>> Upgrades and availability of award flights
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
>>> Approx. 25,000 miles, with 10 segments between Dallas and New York and 2-4 segments between US and Tokyo.
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
>>> Economy
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> I have complete freedom over airline and class of service selections. I am a college student, and fly frequently from my home in New York to my school in Dallas. Additionally, I visit my parents in Tokyo once or twice annually.
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
>>> Domestic between DAL/DFW and LGA/JFK/HPN/HVN/BDL. International between DFW/JFK and NRT/HND.
6. What is your home airport?
>>> HPN, LGA, HVN, and JFK (but HPN is my #1 choice by far).
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> No status or significant number of miles on any airline.
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> None.
Aug 9, 2015, 1:40 pm
#682
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 8
Based in SFO
A lot of online posts say that AA miles have the highest value, but I'm wondering if that's true for me. I'm considering signing up for a few credit card offers.
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply:
Good award redemption rates, availability on non-stop routes
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Reply:
<25000, a few flights a year
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Reply:
Usually cheapest, but I would like to sleep in a bed on a long haul flight at least once in my life.
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply:
Only personal travel
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
Reply:
Fairly random. A few flights within North America. A few to more exotic vacations.
(6) What is your home airport?
Reply:
SFO
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Reply:
Not much
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply:
No preference
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply:
Good award redemption rates, availability on non-stop routes
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Reply:
<25000, a few flights a year
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Reply:
Usually cheapest, but I would like to sleep in a bed on a long haul flight at least once in my life.
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply:
Only personal travel
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
Reply:
Fairly random. A few flights within North America. A few to more exotic vacations.
(6) What is your home airport?
Reply:
SFO
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Reply:
Not much
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply:
No preference
Aug 12, 2015, 12:31 pm
#683
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Amsterdam
Posts: 7
marctjoefat Welcome to FT
Low priced economy fares will not earn many miles in any ffp and you are unlikely to get status (with a new FFP).
If cost is a major factor select flights based on schedule & price and treat any ff miles/points as a bonus.
As you already have 7000 FB miles build on those where possible. (Watch expiry)
USA based ffp's tend to be more generous and better award cost (earn/burn and less copay $). So if you have a OneWorld Alliance or Star Alliance flight join another FFP.
Low priced economy fares will not earn many miles in any ffp and you are unlikely to get status (with a new FFP).
If cost is a major factor select flights based on schedule & price and treat any ff miles/points as a bonus.
As you already have 7000 FB miles build on those where possible. (Watch expiry)
USA based ffp's tend to be more generous and better award cost (earn/burn and less copay $). So if you have a OneWorld Alliance or Star Alliance flight join another FFP.
Aug 14, 2015, 11:18 am
#684
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: Lounge access and extra luggage allowance
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply: Usually economy
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: Economy
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Pleasure. Can choose airline.
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: London - Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Singapore
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: LHR/HKG
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: Marco Polo 13,462 miles, Krisflyer 6,702 miles, Virgin 13,433 miles
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific
Live in Hong Kong but attend college in the UK (travel from LHR-HKG during holidays thrice yearly). Travel from HKG to SIN about twice a year and travel to India (usually Bangalore/Delhi/Bombay) from HKG once a year. Will also make a couple of other trips each year for holidays either from LHR or HKG. When travelling with my parents tend to use Star Alliance as my parents are PPS Solitaire members but when travelling alone (LHR-HKG) airline choice based on price.
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: Lounge access and extra luggage allowance
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply: Usually economy
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: Economy
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Pleasure. Can choose airline.
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: London - Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Singapore
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: LHR/HKG
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: Marco Polo 13,462 miles, Krisflyer 6,702 miles, Virgin 13,433 miles
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific
Live in Hong Kong but attend college in the UK (travel from LHR-HKG during holidays thrice yearly). Travel from HKG to SIN about twice a year and travel to India (usually Bangalore/Delhi/Bombay) from HKG once a year. Will also make a couple of other trips each year for holidays either from LHR or HKG. When travelling with my parents tend to use Star Alliance as my parents are PPS Solitaire members but when travelling alone (LHR-HKG) airline choice based on price.
Aug 17, 2015, 11:56 am
#685
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 4
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: good award redemption rates
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply:25000-50000,
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: economy/cheapest
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: yes, aa, work & pleasure
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: us domestic- aa, cathay from us to hk
(6) What is your home airport?
SFO, ORD, HKG
Reply:SFO, ORD, HKG
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply:
70k with aa
24k united
23k delta
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply:aa, cathay
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: good award redemption rates
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply:25000-50000,
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: economy/cheapest
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: yes, aa, work & pleasure
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: us domestic- aa, cathay from us to hk
(6) What is your home airport?
SFO, ORD, HKG
Reply:SFO, ORD, HKG
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply:
70k with aa
24k united
23k delta
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply:aa, cathay
Aug 17, 2015, 10:19 pm
#686
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: SPG Platinum
Posts: 101
[Which airline?] IAH-JED every two weeks for a year
Which airline should I fly for frequent roundtrip travel between IAH and JED. Will be traveling in business class every two weeks for a year (~26 roundtrip flights, if my math is correct).
I'm Platinum with AA and Silver with United. However, with the recent devaluation of United miles, I'm leaning towards sticking with OneWorld and crediting to AA.
Thoughts?
I'm Platinum with AA and Silver with United. However, with the recent devaluation of United miles, I'm leaning towards sticking with OneWorld and crediting to AA.
Thoughts?
Aug 17, 2015, 10:51 pm
#688
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: SPG Platinum
Posts: 101
Qatar and BA seem to be the only carriers that credit to OneWorld (AA) -AND- only have one stop in between.
Turkish also only has one stop in between, but it credits to Star Alliance (United).
Pros/cons? I'll end up getting the highest status at whichever alliance I end up with. Should I just secure Exec Plat with AA and then switch to Turkish to secure 1K with United?
Aug 17, 2015, 10:57 pm
#689
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 29,520
Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
You can try both BA and QR, but I expect that QR will offer the superior service. (The longer TATL flight on QR is probably a plus too: more chance of getting a full night's sleep.)
You can try both BA and QR, but I expect that QR will offer the superior service. (The longer TATL flight on QR is probably a plus too: more chance of getting a full night's sleep.)
Aug 18, 2015, 2:28 am
#690
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 20
Questions
For members asking for information, to help people to assist you, can you please provide:
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply:Reward availability
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply: More than 50k miles. As I'll be relocating to AKL from LHR, I will plan to do a lot of sectors LHR-AKL and vv, as well as AKL-SIN/HKG
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: Economy. Occasionally Premium Economy
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply:I can choose airline but not class. Travel a lot for work within NZ (Air NZ) but also have my family in London so rely on being able to meet with them in SIN/HKG or travel back to LHR
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: LHR-AKL, AKL-SIN, AKL-HKG, and a lot of internal NZ.
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: It will be AKL but currently is LHR
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: No status but have some miles built up in BA Exec club (only like 15k)
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: BA, CX, NZ
I'd basically like to know what the program to join is considering I want to be able to send my wife on BA award tickets down to Southeast Asia to meet up with me, whilst I fly from Auckland. I will be flying a lot with Air NZ but ideally I'd like to build up points in a oneworld carrier so that I can redeem on BA or Cathay.
Thanks for all your help.
For members asking for information, to help people to assist you, can you please provide:
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply:Reward availability
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply: More than 50k miles. As I'll be relocating to AKL from LHR, I will plan to do a lot of sectors LHR-AKL and vv, as well as AKL-SIN/HKG
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: Economy. Occasionally Premium Economy
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply:I can choose airline but not class. Travel a lot for work within NZ (Air NZ) but also have my family in London so rely on being able to meet with them in SIN/HKG or travel back to LHR
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: LHR-AKL, AKL-SIN, AKL-HKG, and a lot of internal NZ.
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: It will be AKL but currently is LHR
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: No status but have some miles built up in BA Exec club (only like 15k)
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: BA, CX, NZ
I'd basically like to know what the program to join is considering I want to be able to send my wife on BA award tickets down to Southeast Asia to meet up with me, whilst I fly from Auckland. I will be flying a lot with Air NZ but ideally I'd like to build up points in a oneworld carrier so that I can redeem on BA or Cathay.
Thanks for all your help.
