Dear all,

Have just moved to Tokyo...and am going to be routed increasingly on JAL/FinnAir/BA...so, could do with advice?

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
ability to use miles or awards for upgrades when I fly with my family on our own travel.

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors? and (3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
~100-150k per year (BIS). Mostly in C/J/Z (business to discount business). Some in premium economy if the boss is being difficult


(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?

Mostly travel for work. I have limited ability to choose, but some ability to influence.

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(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
#1 route is TYO - NYC. Followed closely by TYO-GVA.

(6) What is your home airport?
TYO

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(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
United 1k. Used to be a BAEC gold, and have a few residual miles, but token amounts.

(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
I like BA Club world. But will end up flying JAL...because I'm here. And Finnair because of pricing, I suspect?

I'd like to statusmatch. I'm happy to do a challenge -- I have two business class trips in Feb/Mar (TYO-BUD-NYC-TYO and TYO-NYC-GVA-TYO) so meeting any challenge thresholds should not be a problem.

Thanks for advice!