Thanks for all the quick replies! So much for the idea of BA status matching.
As was noted it looks like I'll get to at least silver quickly on BA with my flights back and forth to India, which is nice. I'm already 480 points, next time I'll make silver, I should make gold by YE.
Question still remains on whether it's better for me accumulate all my points on BA's program or AA's.
Originally Posted by
marwanb
Reading through your requirements of getting (free or almost free) upgrades on flights in the US is a perk only a US-based program would provide. I'd look in to AA's AAdvantage program... fast track to Platinum status (Oneworld Sapphire)...
The advantage of the BA program is that it's relatively easy to achieve the same status if you're flying Club US to India often. One roundtrip will net you 480 Tier Points, which is 120 TPs or one Club segment away from Silver (Oneworld Sapphire). Maybe you should try to keep both, this way you get free Admiral's club access on domestic itineraries (via your BA Silver status) and potential domestic upgrades (via your AA Plat status).
Just to make sure I understand the tiers - BA silver is oneworld sapphire which is AA platinum?
Theo