Originally Posted by
Crazysah
Yeah. I meant DEL. Why fly via the Pacific? That will add an extra stopover and won't that also cost extra money? UA MP? What's that?
What LCC's fly from DEL to JFK?
Yes, it's a much longer routing to get to NYC.
Originally Posted by
Crazysah
AC Aeroplan? Never heard of it...
Air Canada Aeroplan - that's Air Canada's Frequent Flyer Program (actually there are two aspects to it; one for status and one for awards, but that's another story).
Originally Posted by
Crazysah
*A flights to Aeroplan? Do you mean Star Alliance flights?
Yes. It's a commonly used abbreviation on FT.
Originally Posted by
Crazysah
Yeah I guess I won't join JetPrivilege..
Air India isn't that great but they are joining the Star Allaince!
That remains to be seen (IMO)
Originally Posted by
Crazysah
I want to stick to one alliance whether it is $200 more expensive or not.
So Star Alliance is the best?
Therefore.. I should fly from DEL to JFK via Lufthansa?
Well, I can't speak for
aktchi, but *A have the most options for the type of itinerary you're looking for - a mid-way halt between DEL and NYC. You can fly LH and LX, then AI if they ever join. There is also Turkish via Istanbul, Austrian via Vienna, Egyptair through Cairo, etc. And if you need to fly a non-stop for whatever reason, there is always CO.
oneworld have BA and AY flights, but don't expect to earn much miles from flying in discount coach. BA will only give you 25% of the miles, for example.
SkyTeam have KLM and AF; I don't really know all much about ST FFPs, though; but what I've seen was not impressive enough to switch me away (DL and AF/KL seem to have pretty stingy programs for longhaul awards).