My girlfriend and I are looking to apply for our first miles CC. We just got out of school and are on a limited budget, we only fly about 3 or 4 times a year.

Currently I have 15.5 RR credits with southwest, she has 8 RR credits with southwest.

I have 3k miles on AAdvantage, and she has 4k miles on AAdvantage.

I also have 3k miles on Delta Skymiles.

I'm thinking of getting my 16th RR credit and just terminating my relationship with southwest, it seems like other programs allow you to get elite status by things other than flying a certain amount of times in a one year period.

I was thinking of signing up for an AAdvantage citi card, I like the fact that the miles don't expire, and that the miles are transferrable into other programs such as the Hilton HHonors etc.


So should we scrap Southwest and go with AAdvantage?