Short flight, don't need the miles, credit to someone else?
Nov 21, 2014, 6:56 pm
#1
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Short flight, don't need the miles, credit to someone else?
Quick question for you OW gurus.
I've equalified for AA Platinum and have a couple short hops coming up on AA, (BOS-PHL, JFK-BOS) being that I'll never get from 55K to 100k, is there any reason to credit these to BA or JAL? I have numbers there for availability search purposes, but does having miles in those accounts actually help?
I believe I would lose precheck access, unfortunate, but not the end of the world for two fights.
Thanks for the help.
I've equalified for AA Platinum and have a couple short hops coming up on AA, (BOS-PHL, JFK-BOS) being that I'll never get from 55K to 100k, is there any reason to credit these to BA or JAL? I have numbers there for availability search purposes, but does having miles in those accounts actually help?
I believe I would lose precheck access, unfortunate, but not the end of the world for two fights.
Thanks for the help.
Nov 21, 2014, 7:00 pm
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Putting another ffp in the reservation means you will not get AA Platinum benefits. Anyway hard to go past AA as good ffp. Low miles in orphan ffp are to be avoided. Miles may/will expire before you use them if you are not careful. But BA short haul awards can be good value.
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Nov 21, 2014, 7:34 pm
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I'm not planning to use another FFP for an ongoing mileage deposit. And I understand no plat benefits.
But avois are a good currency, especially for short distance awards. Which is why I ask.
That said, do any airlines require a mileage balance to search for awards? Especially given AA's pathetic website? Or does Expert Flyer eliminate the need to game the system?
But avois are a good currency, especially for short distance awards. Which is why I ask.
That said, do any airlines require a mileage balance to search for awards? Especially given AA's pathetic website? Or does Expert Flyer eliminate the need to game the system?
Nov 22, 2014, 7:00 am
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No, there's no difference in having miles in an account or not when searching for awards on BA.com.
And although having some Avios handy is always a good idea, the 460-something miles those two flights will add up to won't put you anywhere near the 4,500 needed for the cheapest domestic award redemption.
If you don't plan on crediting to BA regularly, those will likely be orphaned and of no real use. The good thing is that they won't expre anytime soon - BAEC lets Avios expire only after three years with no account activity.
And although having some Avios handy is always a good idea, the 460-something miles those two flights will add up to won't put you anywhere near the 4,500 needed for the cheapest domestic award redemption.
If you don't plan on crediting to BA regularly, those will likely be orphaned and of no real use. The good thing is that they won't expre anytime soon - BAEC lets Avios expire only after three years with no account activity.
Nov 22, 2014, 7:55 am
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If I remember correctly, short haul intra-european flights require some activity in the avios to get the flat fee fuel surcharges, but that can be accomplished by a transfer from AMEX or Chase as well.
Nov 22, 2014, 4:06 pm
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IRRC, you must have earned at least one Avios in the past 12 months in order to get the very useful flat fee fuel surcharge.