Originally Posted by
JTXC
Has anyone used the International Airline Programme benefit with this card? I am wondering which airlines are included: AC? BA? EK? The last of these is of particular interest to me.
Based on discussions here, whether the IAP is "good deal" appears to be origin/destination and airline specific.
Some posters have reported to be able to use the discounted business class fare for the IAP but my personal experience has always been that full unrestricted business class fare must be used for the origins/destinations that I had wanted to travel, rendering buying 2 discount business class tickets to be cheaper than the full unrestricted one required for the IAP for my specific itinerary. The caveat is whether one can live with the restrictions of the discount business class fare and whether seats are available.
So you just have to check your specific itinerary and compare fares.