BEST OPTION FOR ONEWORLD FF IN OCEANIA?

Hi all,

I'm currently BAEC silver (OW sapphire), have been living in Australia and NZ for a year, getting to the point of struggling to make the 4 flights a year on BA required to maintain status (as I don't have that much business in Singapore, and it seems a fairly poor hub for onward OW connections...)

Was thinking of joining QF but have heard very little good about it. Alternatively was toying with the idea of jumping ship to AirNZ (although this would be fairly impractical as a lot of the routes I have to take for work are PSOs with Qantas as the only airline)

Therefore left wondering about Cathay (unlikely as just move the current singapore issue to hong kong), MAS (seems potentially risky in the longer term), or LAN, which with their SYD-AKL route is seriously attractive to me, although I can't find a huge amount of information online

Thanks in advance for any guidance!


(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: I like the free upgrades and decent seating I get being BAEC, and I'm more interest in status (for stuff like lounge access) than I am in miles. I do like how BA lets you pay partially with points and get the same TP/avios but i suspect that's reasonably unique to BA. Extra baggage is occasionally useful but so infrequently that it's not a massive priority

(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: in the last 12 months i've done the following (paid for- i'm not counting courtesy upgrades for comparison purposes)
BA short haul club x2
BA short haul economy x2
BA long haul WT+ x2 (x2 more booked)
AA long haul club x1
AA mid haul economy x1
LAN short haul economy x1
LAN long haul economy x2
LAN short haul business x3 (x1 more booked)
QF domestic economy x12
QF short haul economy x5
QR long haul economy x4
MH long haul economy x4
MH short haul business (x4 booked)
UL short haul business x2
UL long haul business x2

VA domestic economy x4
ANZ domestic economy x3

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply:
Usually economy/premium economy. Business depending on fare or whether I can get a decent upgrade offer

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: To a certain extent but not on some many of my work contracts within Australia (which are usually QF/Jetstar only)

(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: No real "home" routes beyond SYD-AKL

(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: SYD or AKL depending on which way i'm parting my hair that month

(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: 150000 ish miles in BAEC. Very rarely redeem any. BAEC silver for the past 2 years

(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Reply: Any and all oneworld