Originally Posted by
miles_kay
Consider United. ORD is a hub for United and they have IAD-DXB and ORD-MUC direct flights.
You also have the option of Lufthansa for MUC and you will get the same EQM/RDM for trans-atlantic on Lufthansa with United unlike the AA-BA transatlantic issues.
Good luck!
Yes, it looks like my first big flights of the year are going to be Turkish Airways round trip ORD-DXB, so I'm thinking I'll be able to get elite status quickest thru United then.
Still working on the retro credit, if anything comes through I'll get an update for future reference.