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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 3:03 pm
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Originally Posted by mormegil
First time poster, long time lurker here. I am an UA FF member. Recently moved to LON from ATL and I spent all of my UA miles lately traveling around, so thinking of jumping ship.

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?

Good award redemption rates, easy miles accrual rate.

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)

Reply:~35, 000, 2+ transcontinental between LON & India, 4-6 transatlantic economy, a few US domestic economy

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?

Reply: Economy

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

Reply: I have relative flexibility regarding airlines but economy exclusively, maybe premium economy if its a great deal. I travel for work and pleasure.

(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)

Reply: LHR/LGW - EWR/PHL; LHR/LGW - ORD; LON - CCU.

(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)

Reply: LHR & LGW

(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?
(AA Executive Platinum, QF Gold, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)

Reply: None currently. Registered to AA & BA.
Earning miles/points for (cheap) economy flights is - for now, at least - better on AA than on BA. BA has slashed the earn rates for discount economy fares dramatically this year (to 25% for deep discount fares and 50% for the most common fares) of what you'd earn for the same BA flight on AA.

With your travel pattern you will not attain status beyond OW Ruby, no matter the program.

Both AA and BA have co-branded credit cards in the UK, something I`d definitely get to earn additional miles.
The AA card has a good bonus sign-up offer now. Read a good review of the AA one here: http://www.headforpoints.com/2014/04...card-reviewed/ and http://www.headforpoints.com/2015/06...credit-card-2/

I'd go with AA for the moment, and re-evaluate if necessary after any devaluation is announced next year.
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