Originally Posted by
henkybaby
If you are 97, probably not. If you have a good many years of travel ahead of you, maybe so.
It really depends on your travel habits.
If you mostly spend your Avios on J or F trips a few times a year, then no. If you travel more often, also in WT or WTP and shorthaul, then yes.
Etc. Horses. Courses.
Welcome to FT by the way. Now that you are participating you will probably travel a lot more.

Unless you value chosing your own seats highly and have no status at all.
Most of my J travel was on redemptions and the inability to chose seats was a frustration especially as you need to book these fares way out and that far out you almost have the pick of the plane.