(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: RUH (DMM or JED also possible)
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
Reply: 30k to 40k (I could possibly get up to 50k)
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ? ( First, Business, Economy etc.)
Reply: Mostly Y, only J on special occasions or special offers
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or, class of service?. Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: I can choose my airline as I only travel for pleasure
(5) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: RUH to Asia (mostly BKK), RUH to Europe (mostly MUC)
(6) Do you have FFP status of any kind of OW or other airline at present? What is it? (AA Executive Platinum, QF Gold, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: QR Burgundy (might come in handy later when they join OW)
(7) What is most important to you in a FFP? (upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: Status, Lounge Access and extra baggage
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: CX, MH, BA


Currently working in Riyadh, therefore I decided to join OW, but I'm not sure which FFP is the right one for me. BA seems to be a good program, as I'm flying to Europe 1-2 a year (will be on BA metal) and the rest of the flights are to different destinations in Asia, mostly BKK or KUL.
I have a flight booked in J from JED to KUL to DPS return on MH in August and thought the best would be to credit the miles to BAEC. I also have a upcoming trip to MUC in November which would give me the 4 qualifying flights to archive Silver Status (flight will be in WTP).


What do you guys think, should I go with BAEC or try to get my miles on MH or CX?

Also since QR will join OW sooner or later, I might switch from BAEC to Qatar, as then I have 1 airline for all my travel, so I should get Gold pretty easy (even when flying MH in J instead of QR in Y).