Thanks I never really looked into TK actually. Not a lot of flights from Japan on TK. Turkish Air I think is quite popular with the Japanese crowd now a days when they do have good rates from Tokyo and the meal I hear isn't too bad.

Plus overall SOME benefits is better than none. I will look into TK Was thinking Aero and BMI but I will get a better idea of TK!

And also regarding BMI if they may be dropped from *A then yeah...definitely not going to bank with them ><

Does TK have easily redeemable miles? I read on the TK forum that the only way to redeem miles is through a TK office which I don't see any close by for me and their call centers it seems is all in Turkish (not one of the two languages I speak)...plus from Japan..the redemption rate seems pretty steep for the miles needed from Japan (Far East) to Europe/North America

Just to throw it out there is Krisflyer ANA or United mileage plus worth considering? Like mentioned earlier...the Asiana plan has a longer period in which you can keep your miles where as with TK (same with SQ) has a really short period like 3 years. With that into consideration and even with the changes in UA/CO I am rethinking UA which is almost eternal ability to retain mileage although I am not so liking the CO combination. And ANA is a good airline with lots of options for me but status is a tough one since the discounted tickets do put a damper on the whole accumulation of miles and the 3 year rule

All thoughts and ideas welcome. And I really appreciate you all helping me on this. I think its nice to bounce ideas off and let me see another perspective..I apologize if I keep playing devils advocate