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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 12:53 pm
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bluemeansgo
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Location: Vancouver
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Is JAL a good OneWorld Alliance for YVR?

(1) What is your home airport?
YVR

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class?
One transpacific flight per year and a domestic flight (LA, etc.)

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ? ( First, Business, Economy etc.)
Economy

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or, class of service?. Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Mostly pleasure related. I can choose my airline.

(5) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Transpacific yearly in economy.
YVR-US once or twice.

(6) Do you have FFP status of any kind of OW or other airline at present? What is it? *A Aeroplan dSilver

(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.)
good award redemption rates

(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: JL, NH, AC, BA, AK

Yes, I know I'm a small fish for the regular flyertalk forum member, but I have heard that JAL Mileage Bank isn't that good. Most of our flights will be either KE, NH, AC or JL. When we fly JAL, I've heard that for Canadians, the BA Avios program is pretty decent for domestic travel. *A is useful for YVR, but redemption costs are sky high on AC, as you have to pay a HIGH fuel surcharge. $650 in taxes YVR-YTO on an $1100 flight!!!
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