<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jamespvg:
- OW: I like BA service a lot (particularly world traveller), and they tend to be my airline of choice on LHR-EDI (where I go to uni). However, on the long flight to SYD I want to be sure to get the best mileage benefits. BA give 25% and QF 50% for discount Y - not great.</font>
If you join the QF scheme, you should get 100% of flown miles in discount economy if you fly on a QF code, even if the flight is operated by BA. Every BA flight to Australia carries a QF code (and vice versa), so that's easy to arrange.
As a QF scheme member you can earn 25% of flown miles on every BA flight in discount economy as well, which is the same as in the BA scheme.
But the best thing is that all this flying counts for status.