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Old Nov 10, 2012 | 1:47 am
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wandering_fred
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Originally Posted by RFFlyer
(1) What is your home airport? FRA

(2) What types of fares do you usually buy? Economy

(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? Varies a lot, but between 60-110k

(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? AA EXP

(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? Miles. Upgrades and Priority are also welcome. Lounges is not a big deal for now since I've a Amex Plat. Lifetime status is always a plus.

(6) Which routes do you fly most often? I will be flying 1...2 times per year to South America, plus some travels to North America and Asia, and a few intra-Europe flights.

(7) Preferred Airlines? I like AA nowadays, but I'm moving to FRA and it's *A land, so I'm considering switching.

(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? Both

Currently I live in the US and like to fly AA in which I have EXP status (already achieved for next year), but I will be moving to Frankfurt and it's Star Alliance territory. What are my best options in your opinion? Keep flying mainly with OneWorld and try to get an easy Star Alliance Gold in Turkish or Aegean for the times that I need? Completely switch to *A?

Thanks!
Because of the JointVenture agreement between BA and AA, almost all BA flights credit fully to AA. AY also credits well and covers quite a bit of China. Back to the USA, use BA for the east coast, and AA for middle and west. It may be a pain but connections in MIA for South America will work if there are no reasonable flights with BA/IB.
I acknowledge that life time status on AA is rather more challenging now, but I think I'd stay with AA.

Fred
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