Originally Posted by Mwenenzi

As August 1 2013 is in the past
From http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/ea...nes/qantas.jsp
Discount Economy Class N, G, S
50% Base Miles (elite status qualifying) Class of Service
0.50 Elite Qualifying Points per Mile Earned

N class on QF does earn AA miles. On this basis I now consider AA ffp is the way to go

Alaska & AA will be simpler to deal with than LAN (or QF)

A useful link: http://www.hotels-and-travel.de/ffp/
From this it seems LAN miles expire after 3 years. So use them or lose them ? With a small miles/kms/avios balance and infrequent activity expiry needs to be considered
FLYGVA has told me, by PM, the site to be updated for Qatar joining OneWorld

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