Originally Posted by
Jeeves
How much will your airline ticket purchases be driven by price vs. loyalty to one airline. Will you be loyal to UA or AA if they cost $100 more per trip.
Since you plan on doing only 4 trips per year, you will be just under the first tier elite level. Creative routings might help.
UA probably has the most nonstops and has economy plus. If price is important, you might want to choose AS. AS has a lot of partners and will allow you to accumulate miles into one program while shopping for the price.
Originally Posted by
laxatives
I'll probably be flying round trip from San Francisco to Dulles (or another airport if its cheaper) at least 4 times each year for the next four years in economy.
From the "or another airport if its cheaper" line, I'd think s/he won't be loyal to an airline. There's nothing wrong with that! I would suggest getting a credit/debit card & bank account that give you standard rewards that can be used for anything instead of an airline card with the limited flying that you'll be doing. Then, as
Jeeves said, sign up for AS so you can get miles from a lot of airlines into one account.
And, OT, but I gotta ask (maybe I shouldn't, though): What's with the FT handle?