Originally Posted by
lcpteck
...I plan to do a longhaul to US once a year to visit family. Thinking of flying AA Ex-HKG to IAD/DCA (about 18.5k miles roundtrip).
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I have no status with any airline and I'll be MH Silver starting next year and will be MH Gold by next year end......
You could also credit the AA flight to MH
Having many ffp's with small balances that expire and/or will never be enough for an award flight is not a good idea
Be careful of carrier imposed fess with awards. AA have minimal fees, unless flying on BA
Look here
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html