I was leafing through the Jet FF brochure on a domestic India flight and while I would not qualify for any status as I don't fly much on 9W, I am tempted to use it as the FF for all airlines that I fly once in a while but not regularly to qualify for any status.

Now that CO is in Star Alliance, my KL/AF flights (mostly in C) need a new home as I don't have a SkyTeam FF. EK, EY and MH are the carriers I fly once in a while as they have good F/J fares. It seems that 9W is a partner to all these airlines.

The decision will of course boil down to if I can redeem miles easily on 9W metal in C or F. Redemption levels seem to be decent and I should have 80-100 K spillover miles a year in my 9W account from the flights which have nowhere to go. However, it is unlikely I will have any Tier Miles or Points to go beyond Silver.

Any suggestions are welcome.