Moving from ORD>DUB - Change from *A to OW?
Oct 11, 2016, 2:15 pm
#1
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Moving from ORD>DUB - Change from *A to OW?
United 1K Million Miler here, potentially moving to DUB in a few months; I'd spend a couple of years there.
Query: Given that most of my travel will be within Europe with 4-6 US trips and 1-2 APAC trips per year mixed in there, does it make sense to status match over to AA? The alternative is to stay in the UA program, but suffer through connections for travel in Europe.
To consider:
- My company has a status match program with AA and I may be able to match over to ExP; failing that, Plat
- EI (Aer Lingus) was recently purchased by BA, so I assume there will be some benefit there
- I'll have 6-8 SWUs on United in 2017, and since we are forced to buy premium economy internationally, I'd hate to have them go to waste.
- Most travel would be (in order) DUB <> LHR, CDG, SFO, ORD, SIN, HKG, SYD
Thanks for your advice!
Query: Given that most of my travel will be within Europe with 4-6 US trips and 1-2 APAC trips per year mixed in there, does it make sense to status match over to AA? The alternative is to stay in the UA program, but suffer through connections for travel in Europe.
To consider:
- My company has a status match program with AA and I may be able to match over to ExP; failing that, Plat
- EI (Aer Lingus) was recently purchased by BA, so I assume there will be some benefit there
- I'll have 6-8 SWUs on United in 2017, and since we are forced to buy premium economy internationally, I'd hate to have them go to waste.
- Most travel would be (in order) DUB <> LHR, CDG, SFO, ORD, SIN, HKG, SYD
Thanks for your advice!
Oct 11, 2016, 2:39 pm
#3
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United 1K Million Miler here, potentially moving to DUB in a few months; I'd spend a couple of years there.
Query: Given that most of my travel will be within Europe with 4-6 US trips and 1-2 APAC trips per year mixed in there, does it make sense to status match over to AA? The alternative is to stay in the UA program, but suffer through connections for travel in Europe.
To consider:
- My company has a status match program with AA and I may be able to match over to ExP; failing that, Plat
- EI (Aer Lingus) was recently purchased by BA, so I assume there will be some benefit there
- I'll have 6-8 SWUs on United in 2017, and since we are forced to buy premium economy internationally, I'd hate to have them go to waste.
- Most travel would be (in order) DUB <> LHR, CDG, SFO, ORD, SIN, HKG, SYD
Query: Given that most of my travel will be within Europe with 4-6 US trips and 1-2 APAC trips per year mixed in there, does it make sense to status match over to AA? The alternative is to stay in the UA program, but suffer through connections for travel in Europe.
To consider:
- My company has a status match program with AA and I may be able to match over to ExP; failing that, Plat
- EI (Aer Lingus) was recently purchased by BA, so I assume there will be some benefit there
- I'll have 6-8 SWUs on United in 2017, and since we are forced to buy premium economy internationally, I'd hate to have them go to waste.
- Most travel would be (in order) DUB <> LHR, CDG, SFO, ORD, SIN, HKG, SYD
For a few years in Eire I would go with the Plat AA status match. Easier than earning status with BA
You will not get upgrades like is common on USA airlines.
The expectation is that some time EI will rejoin Oneworld link
For your USA trips fly UA and use those SWU. As a guess unlikely to be able to use them elsewhere/other airlines.
May be of interest http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...n-what-do.html
Oct 11, 2016, 3:01 pm
#5
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Several UA vs AA vs XX linked threads in post 3 here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
For a few years in Eire I would go with the Plat AA status match. Easier than earning status with BA
You will not get upgrades like is common on USA airlines.
The expectation is that some time EI will rejoin Oneworld link
For your USA trips fly UA and use those SWU. As a guess unlikely to be able to use them elsewhere/other airlines.
May be of interest http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...n-what-do.html
For a few years in Eire I would go with the Plat AA status match. Easier than earning status with BA
You will not get upgrades like is common on USA airlines.
The expectation is that some time EI will rejoin Oneworld link
For your USA trips fly UA and use those SWU. As a guess unlikely to be able to use them elsewhere/other airlines.
May be of interest http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...n-what-do.html
Thanks for this. I can use SWU on LH for the APAC trips, as I'd have to connect somewhere, but a secondary consideration is re-qualifying for ExP in year 2...if I start mincing around I'm not sure I'll make reasonable status on AA.
Oct 12, 2016, 8:30 pm
#7
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Moved to oneworld forum for broader coverage.
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Aer Lingus is indeed expected to join oneworld again. The Aer Lingus | Gold Circle Club forum has a detailed thread.
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Aer Lingus is indeed expected to join oneworld again. The Aer Lingus | Gold Circle Club forum has a detailed thread.
Oct 13, 2016, 9:50 am
#8
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Dublin
Programs: BA GCH
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EI have not announced *when* they plan to rejoin oneworld. The only news so far is their new FFP which should launch sometime in the remainder of the year.
AA status will help with BA, but I would not expect it to be helpful on EI (e.g: DUB-CDG, DUB-SFO, DUB-ORD). You might find AerClub to be a good choice when it launches.
AA status will help with BA, but I would not expect it to be helpful on EI (e.g: DUB-CDG, DUB-SFO, DUB-ORD). You might find AerClub to be a good choice when it launches.