I have been following the one world explorer fares closely and the recent increase in fares from South Africa etc have made business class tickets very expensive.
I noticed that the economy OWE fare from GB is 1149 pounds (About 1700 dollars) It may appeal to flyers with EXP status holding VIPOWs and other upgrades. AA still upgrades its RTW tickets and I wonder whether this strategy will work in adding status miles (How many? I presume 100%)and providing travel at a reasonable cost in comfort if you get upgraded! Is there any way to upgrade BA flights using miles (AA or BA or Qantas)

[This message has been edited by drbala (edited 06-14-2002).]