I'm going to miss Diamond Club- especially on my main redemption route from MAN to DEL. I am DC Gold and BA Exec Club Silver now (losing status in March). Flying from MAN- it is hard to travel with BA because it is so much more expensive than Star alliance. However, in terms of cheap (in terms of miles) redemptions to India, it is hard to find cheaper ones than Aadvantage (30k miles one way in business, 60k return). I will still hold on to some OW status (CX gold card, through AMEX plat), but I think my plan is to earn Aadvantage miles on OW flights and credit card, mainly for cheap redemptions from UK to India. It's a bit crazy, as I don't plan to fly AA at all, so perhaps others may persuade me otherwise