<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NickB:
You may also want to consider BD (gold at 38K). An advantage out of LHR is that you can burn miles on VS (you could earn too, but not EQM, though)</font>
I just requested to match BD for this reason myself. Plus, I may be able to requalify on BD while maintaining OneWorld status (MRTC, and BA is the only non-stop on a few key business routes).