Originally Posted by
campbell0816
We will soon be relocating from the US to Australia. In the past when I've traveled there I've accrued Qantas miles to my AAdvantage account...so I'm currently at Platinum status. I've called AAdvantage to inquire on business class seats, on Qantas, for family to visit us. They explained that seats opened to award travel are rare and only released on a limited basis.
My question is two-fold: 1) Should I change to Qantas, and if so is it possible to transfer my status?; 2) Are business class award seats (LAX-BNE) easier to obtain if I'm with Qantas rather than a Oneworld partner?
Thanks to anyone who has already been through this process...
Here are some strengths the QF program has:
- easy for status when flying premium cabins
- good for one way awards
- Gold/Platinum status gives access to Admirals Clubs on US domestic flights
- Possible to upgrade QF flights with QF points
- Book awards 355 days out rather than 330 days
- priority for op-ups, waitlists etc for QF flights
- QF Credit Cards in Australia for points earning
Only if any of those advantages are really important to you should you consider QF.
So if you fly a lot in paid business/first and have a high credit card spend then joining QF makes sense. If you mainly fly economy and want cheap award flights then stick to AA.