Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
What do you hope to achieve or benefits to get if you have status?
By your own admission you will not be able to maintain status with your ffp's now. Is being very optimistic to think another ffp will be easier, and with economy tickets.
USA based airline ffp's tend to be more generous (status benefits/earn/burn/upgrades/award cost/award cash surcharges/expiry/affiliated credit cards/promotions) compared to non USA based airline ffp’s (even after the recently announced changes to some USA ffp’s)
The airline you fly most or an airline of the country you live is the best ffp for many people. Generally however you are better earning on your primary airline due to greater recognition, better service when disruptions, ability to upgrade flights and possible operation upgrades.
Frequent flyer miles are not equal to earn or burn.
The grass in not always greener on the other side
I'll clarify that I
could have maintained
one of my current programs for next year with some planning, but I don't wish to, as they are entirely the wrong choices for me in the long run.
I'm well aware of the disparity between ff miles and earn/burn, etc.
I'm planning to keep *G to retain access to lounges and priority services. Other things such as earn/burn, upgrades and recognition are far less important to me.
I fly enough, mostly long-haul, exclusively on *A, and on fare codes which earn enough, so I may as well make it count towards something. I've already calculated that I can maintain *G on either OZ or TK. No "over-optimism" on my part. All I am seeking from the forum is some reassurance (or the contrary) that I'm correct in saying that OZ, not TK, is the better choice for me; I'm having a little difficulty making my final choice between the two.