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Old Oct 23, 2010, 8:58 am
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Short hair Francis
 
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Originally Posted by rich728
BTW this info is not for me. I'm helping out a friend who's flying to Asia on a regular basis on Cathay. They have been accumulating miles on their Marco Polo program for about a year and have ruby oneworld status.

Is there any benefit to using their AAdvantage account (no elite status) or just keeping with the Marco Polo program?

Thanks!
This is probably something I'm good with.
1) Where is your friend based out of?
2) CX flying pattern and purchasing patterns
3) AA flying pattern [if any]
4) What are they trying to get out of elite status, either AA or CX
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