Howdy all.

I am (or will be in about 4 days) Prem Exec, Star Gold with UA. I've got a lot more flying to do this year, and am thinking about going for Sapphire status on OW.

I thought about the AA program but it has a few set-backs for me. The biggest issue is I need an Asian airline which will give me 100% miles in discount classes (as I do a lot of SYD-Asia-SYD trips.

AA give 0% for almost all CX fares, and 70% on QF. I thought about the CX, BA and QF programs, but they seem very difficult to get any status. So, what is the best program out there for me? I don't think I will fly more than 50K miles on OW, and it will mostly be on CX and QF (and all in discount economy). What about Iberia or Finnair or some of the other OW airlines.

!MD!

[This message has been edited by MilesDependent (edited 07-08-2001).]