Hi all, I am trying to decide whether to create a new BA FFP account but am not sure if its worth it in my scenario:

1) What is your home airport?
Reply: LHR

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class?
Reply: I used to fly around 90k, almost all long-haul in 3-4 London-S.E. Asia return trips. This has now reduced to a couple a year, plus a few short-haul flights so maybe 50k. All in economy unless redeeming air miles.

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Reply: Usually the cheapest economy tickets available.

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or, class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Yes, complete flexibility, but I tend to want to fly non-stop if possible.

(5) Which routes do you fly most often?
Reply: LHR to KUL mostly, with a few LHR to Europe trips.

(6) Do you have FFP status of any kind of OW or other airline at present?
Reply: MH Silver (so OneWorld Ruby) but this expires in March and I am not on track to maintain it.

(7) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply: Lounge access would be great, but realistically I am looking for whatever programme which will maximise my few flights a year in terms of miles to redeem on upgrades or hopefully just my ruby status for business check-in.

(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: MH mainly because they fly direct to KUL. I tend to avoid flying BA long-haul wherever possible.

I currently have a ton of points on my HSBC credit card which can be credited towards BA, Krisflyer points, Etihad Guest or Asia Miles points hence the dilemma. I don't know whether it's worth me opening a BA account to simply accrue non-flying points, or open one of the other programmes linked with my credit card. If I do open a BA account, should I start allocating my MH flights to BA or would I be better off keeping those miles separate and redeeming them separately?

I appreciate the advice