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Old Jul 17, 2016 | 3:05 am
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Originally Posted by joey_12
I'd like to see if having BA Gold (had for last 3 years) is the best option for me?

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Priority services when flying the airline, lounge access, no miles expiry

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?

30,000 - 40,000 miles, including around 2-4 roundtrips business longhaul, 1-2 roundtrips business shorthaul, 6-8 rountrips economy shorthaul.

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?

Discounted Business, Economy, Occasional First (once every 1/2 years)

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Can book freely, Work and Pleasure

(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
Intra-Europe, Intra-Asia, Asia-Europe, Europe-North America. Usually with BA, CX, QR

(6) What is your home airport?
AMS, LHR, HKG

(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, QF Gold, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)

BA Gold (Have 400k miles banked), TK Classic Plus (45k miles), Alitalia FA+, Flyingblue Ivory (25k miles)

(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
BA, CX, KL, QR, AA, LH/OS, Easyjet

Thank You!
I`d say "yes". All other airlines (except AA and QF, but both are not a good option for you) have way more restrictive expiration policies.
Also, BAEC disproportionally rewards longhaul trips in premium cabins. Most other programs will not let you qualify for Emerald status with just 30,000-40,000 flight miles.
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