<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Europe Flyer:
Sorry, my travel plans changed. Now the routing is to Almeria.
And the TA said it's First Class operated by Air Nostrum.
I want to use this account as an altenative for my Europe (Leisure) Travel. Normally I would fly KLM&Partners, but KLM is sometimes quite expensive ex-AMS/MST for leisure travel.
[This message has been edited by Europe Flyer (edited 06-24-2002).]</font>
Hi again.
Are you sure about the 1st class. I did a browse on ITN and saw than AMS-MAd and AMS-BCN have business and economy while MAD-LEI and BCN-LEI are both economy only on Air Nostrum
Which is the best scheme to join depends on your travel patterns. The BA scheme in Europe gives miles on most fares but if in cheap economy you have no chance of getting status. They do have the most flights to use your points on in Europe ( you wont get credit for any AA transatlantic flights). Alternatively AA may work and if you do 25,000 miles with them you will get status with them. Drawbacks are no credit on BA transatlantic flights and, if you are going to be using Iberia economy, a great drawback that they only give 35% miles for IB flights. Qantas will give you full points on all the OW carriers but their long haul redemption costs are higher than BA. If you are going to be doing travel in business/first then join BA since you will attain status in a short time. Assuming you are doing a return trip This trip would probably net you 15(for the economy flight)+30(for the business flight) tier credits each way giving a total of 90 tier credits. You need 400 credits to reach silver status. If you are likely to do any more flights in business class on BA or IB in the next year, join them since you will have lounge access et al very quickly for your pleasure trips.
It's hard to just say which is the best to join since which is best for you will depend on what you travel will be
Dave
[This message has been edited by Dave Noble (edited 06-24-2002).]