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Oct 25, 2016 | 5:30 am

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The_Bouncer

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Join Date: Jan 2015

Location: Bregenz, Austria

Programs: AA, BAEC, Alaska, Flying Blue, United, IHG, Hilton

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Originally Posted by Mwenenzi

There seems to be uncertainty about the financial stability of AB. AB is controlled by Etihad
AA will not codeshare with AB from some time next year.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...were-fold.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ch-2017-a.html

You have a lot of ffp overlap. Be careful about expiry http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...-t-expire.html
AA & BA both Oneworld. AA & BA are both partners of AS

Thanks for this. I'm aware of the overlap, and I'm looking to rationalise my programs. That's why I don't really want to get involved in yet another program. Since the big BAEC deval, I've more or less kicked that program in and only earn avios from my UK credit card (which I can't change because I don't live there any more).

Much of my intra-Europe flying has been diverted to KL/AF, because they have good prices from ZRH. The AS program has never really got off the ground, and I'm beginning to think it might be surplus to requirements - the 8.5k redemptions ZRH/MUC-AMS/CDG-BHX/MAN on Flying Blue look tempting. Taxes are broadly in line with 2-sector BA RFS flights.

As regards the new credit card, I don't really think AB is for me. I wonder if I might be better diversifying my hotels portfolio instead? IHG don't seem to offer a card in Austria or Germany.

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