Originally Posted by
bhomburg
Stick with BA/IB.
All other oneworld programs (except AA, but that program won't do you any good as it's going revenue-based for 2017 and beyond) have 'hard' mileage expiration dates of around three years
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Here again, you don't really fly much and will run into issues with expiring miles in all programs except AA and BA/IB as these all have 'hard' expiration dates that let your miles expire - commonly three years after earning - regardless of account activity....
QF has an 18 month no activity expiry. But QF is not a good ffp.
Look here:-
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...-t-expire.html (click the wiki)
And for AA & other potential refugees:- The grass in not always
greener on the other side
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.