Originally Posted by
boar
In terms of redemption in business/first class American wins hands down but they only give a 10% bonus on World TP.
As an example LHR to SYD return is
128 - ec/256 - biz/384 - first with qantas
90-120-160 with american
100-200-300 with ba
140-230-360 kms (roughly 87.5-144-225 in miles) with lan &
110-175-260 with cathay
The differences are huge. 100,000 for first class return from LHR to South Africa is another bargain with American.
I dont agree as AA make it so easy to be elite and have a very low yield in actual fare paying passengers in premium cabins makes it one of the worst to get upgrades when youn want them, plus flying CX and AA is no comparison