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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 3:45 am
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NetJets Germany
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Originally Posted by NetJets Germany
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Redeem award flights in business or first class, extra checked baggage allowance.
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class?
50-75k, 25% business (Long-haul), 75% economy (Short-haul)
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Discount biz, Y+ when premium over Y 10-20%, otherwise Y in 50-100% mileage earning fare buckets
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Can choose, travel for both, am self-employed.
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
Short-haul:
- SIN-HKG, currently on UA
- SIN-PEK/PVG, on SQ
Long-haul:
- SIN-US (Both coasts), mainly on SQ
- SIN-EUR, mainly on SQ
Please note that I will usually look for discount biz fares to cheapest arrival airport in Europe/USA and/or cheapest departure airport around SIN (KUL, CGK, SGN, BKK, HKG, etc) for the long-haul flights, before I take a quick short-haul hop to my final destination. So cost of ticket is far more important than minimising stops or travel time, and for that reason QR fares look very attractive for Asia-Europe (And v.v.) travel.
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
SIN
(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?
No status, no significant miles hoarded anywhere. Have Gold status on SQ, but not PPS.
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Most flown on: SQ
Other preferred airlines: CX, BR, KE, NH, QR, LX
Would anybody have any idea? I am sort of veering between QR and CX, although BA could also be an option. The most important parts of the program would be good availability to redeem award flights in J, followed by quick accession to higher tier and good mileage earning opportunities. I've checked availability on BA and CX for certain routes, and CX seemed to have a lot more available on BA; I don't know about QR, especially not their access to partner airlines' inventory. Finally, BA appears to give access to OW Sapphire quickly (One return SIN-ARN-SIN on QR in paid J almost gets me there!), but their award availability seems lousy (Although that might have to do with me currently being a mere blue - do their Silver and Gold members get better inventories?)...
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