Originally Posted by
expatOWflyer
You don't earn anything crediting to AA on Z class for EY
But in terms of earning status, do people usually come out ahead; given the TP system?
To have meaningful status you need 600 tier points and 4 flights with BA in a year (silver). Not particularly difficult if you fly business class and on flights over 2,000 miles. It can be done as easily as a return trip to vegas for under 1,000.
If you have no long haul planned, then you'd most likely need at least five or six medium haul return trips in premium economy and double that for economy.
You can also achieve status through number of flights (50 for silver), but it is possible to miss out - someone took 49 and missed out a few months back, so a big factor can be distance of travel. Obvs, the greater the distance, the fewer flights required.