Originally Posted by
nambrot
Sorry I meant BA Bronze. AFAIK, you need 60k miles for BA Silver compared to 25k for AA Gold?
BA levels depend on 'tier points' rather than miles, 300 for bronze and 600 for silver. A single TATL round trip in J including a connection in London will get you bronze, 2 will get you silver in BA but will most likely leave you short of the respective AA tiers. More simply, BA status is easier to reach for the long-haul premium cabin traveler. OTOH, if your travel is mostly in Y, you're likely to be better off all around with AA.