Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
Qatar is QR. Not the best ffp
But it depends on want you want from a ffp.
With non USA based airlines always expect to fly in the cabin you buy: upgrades are not given out like with USA based airlines.
If you look the QR forum you will see upgrades are by email request.
The airline you fly and the airline you credit those flights to does not need to be the same
Let me re-frame this.
According to the AA website, flights on all OW partners are devalued to 50-75% (for economy fares). If the majority of my international flights with AA/OW are on QR, then it would be a massive loss. This is the primary reason I am questioning using AA as my FFP.
Does anyone know how this works practically speaking? Do you truly lose that much in terms of status/points by flying OW partners through AA FFP?