Originally Posted by
david-alexis
this comes from the oneworld interactive site (Book now print out)
not what EQP stands for I am just trying to achieve as many TP on BA as possible while still enjoying trying other good/better product.
Presumably you're okay with the fact that the AONE4 will cost twice as much as the CX fare you were originally contemplating.
If status in the BAEC is your goal, then you also need four BA-metal flights per tier (Blue > Silver, Silver > Gold) and your itinerary only has four, so if you want to max out TPs (and need a two status tier bump) you'll also need to fly more BA segments once your TP total has reset to nil after the first tier has been achieved. (Hope that makes sense.)
In any event, you might plug something like this into your schedule to see if it could be made to work:
PHX AA ORD BA LHR BA CDG BA LHR BA BKK JL NRT JL SIN QF SYD QF JFK CX YVR AA DFW AA PHX.
The reasoning behind this is (a) lots more tier points; (b) A380 on Qantas (no "U") on SIN-SYD; (c) try out CX F from JFK to YVR; and most importantly (d) by starting out on AA metal AA issues the ticket. You will save (guessing) around $1000 by not paying the BA fuel surcharges that would be added if BA issues the ticket.
Iterations and refinements are numerous.