Originally Posted by
BOSflies
Hi - I lived in Northern Ireland and have six years *G with bmi. Last year I moved to the East coast of the US but stayed with DC. At the minute I have 670K and DC membership year ends 23rd Feb 2013. In anticipation of not getting a good offer from BA I have credited all flights this year to AA or UA and am nearly at sliver in both. However, I can't decide who to go with, BA/AA fly direct from BOS-LHR and getting on early in the US always helps due to the large carry on bags. UA/US probaby have better internal connections out of BOS.
I have three transtlantics booked at the minute BA WT+ (BOS-AMS) and BA WT (BOS-LHR) and AC Econ (BOS-MAN). Can anyone give me advice on what might be the best move - I'm encouraged to fly national carriers if possible so getting status makes sense. I do like *G and AC do a great job.
With your big stash of miles, you'd better get status on BA as you may find it useful to have it (especially if you can retain Gold: possible or not?) when you'll will redeem your points: increased award availability and lounge access on OW flight. As an US-based member, *A status won't give you lounge access unless you're on an international flight. That would tilt my choice toward OW, but only you can assess if the flight network is convenient for the US routes you fly.