<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jamespvg:
or *A: I can fly NZ/SQ (or even UA through LAX/SFO) and get 100% miles. Also, I can't really believe this is true, but my understanding is that with this one return trip I'll get DC Silver, and be well on my way to DC Gold for the year -- is that right? Are the miles too high a price to pay to miss out on BA Y service?
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I would opt to fly UA if you could. 100% earned miles and 100% status miles, you'll get status off that flight. United miles can take you practically anywhere with the Star Alliance (not to say the other alliances can't, but you can't get 100% miles IIRC).
Assuming UA is reasonably competitive with their pricing (and I am sure they are), I would opt for that route.