Originally Posted by
kversp
..I'm thinking I need to start accumulating with QF to get *any* benefit from those long-haul cheapo-class QF flights. But on the other hand my primary purpose is to consolidate enough miles to get award tickets (preferably to go to Europe). I do have a BA account with 21k Avios miles but I do know from experience that those miles are difficult and expensive to use, and I understand the same is true for QF. I could also split and try to put the AA flights on AA and QF on QF but I'm not sure I can do that on a single itinerary, and that just spreads my points out thinly.
In my view the reply in your first post
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qanta...lub-vs-aa.html is still relevant. To collect points/miles for a reward with low miles/fees AA is OK. With 5 in the family. some will need to pay. 5 rewards on 1 flight is very optimistic
For rewards Aust to EU you are trying to get tickets from the same bucket no matter which airline ffp. However due to different airline IT systems QF has awards from 353 days vs AA 330 days vs BA ?? days.
AA has the best burn rate / lowest $ fees by far. Indeed a full AA reward can be not much different to points needed in the QF upgrade lottery.
With cheapest economy you always needs to check earning: some earn - some don't. With only a few flights, at the cheapest economy, status is unlikely to be earned. With QF higher status gets you lounge access.
Having a QF ffp account for all the other non AA earning flights is worth while. And you can collect points at Woolworth supermarket by spending $31. Can join QF for free (all 5 of you) at
https://www.everydayrewards.com.au QF allows family consolidation of points
Not sure, but BA avois may expire if no account activity after ?? months. Check the BA ffp conditions. AA has a similar no activity condition.
You can split sector into different ffp, but at times the individual ffp does not stick. Phone the TA or airlines. Check, check & recheck. Or leave the ffp out of the reservation and manually claim later.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...r-service.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...er-change.html
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