Before I start booking travel for the year, I'm wondering if I'm doing the right thing by just defaulting to United all the time. I'm ready to consider alternates.... Questionnaire below:


1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?

Upgrades and priority services, and good non-stop connections on the airline.

2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?

Currently 25-50k, and usually less than 10 flights. Maybe more in the future.

3. What fare class do you usually buy?

Mostly economy, but some business going forward.

4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?

I mostly travel for work. I have some choice of class, within budget. I can choose the airline.

5. Which routes do you fly most often?
6. What is your home airport?

Home is SFO (I live in SF so I don't fly SJC or OAK). I mostly fly to ZRH, NYC (historically JFK but no more United there, so...??), PDX. Occasionally elsewhere (domestic, europe, asia).

7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?

Not currently. I have mostly flown United. Once upon a time I was UAL 1k, and I do have about 300k lifetime miles on them.

8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?

So far I mostly fly United because of good nonstop connections and prices out of SFO, and because I don't fly enough to have a chance of FF status on multiple airlines.


Thanks!!!