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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 4:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Sublimeload
WineCountry, Thank you for the response! my problem is, I'm the guy who flies with just about everyone. This year star alliance cornered the market. Last year, in was OneWorld. I search for flights out of ORD and basically book insane deals. I didn't really have an aptitude to fly to Tokyo, but 350 r/t nonstop is just too good to pass up. with OneWorld, I just put in my AA number, and I earned the base miles on my AA account, regardless of the carrier.


I signed up for MP for the same purpose. I can't really say that I picked UA for more UA flights, I've only flown UA one time from AMS to ORD (ord to ams r/t w/ Swiss) and it was awful. I would rather not fly them again if I don't have to.


Then again, this year I flew ANA, Swiss, AC, UA, and Turkish. ANA 5x base fare, AC 25% base miles, Swiss varied, and UA the base miles. UA gave me nothing for my Turkish U Class flight. before June 1st 2016, Aeroplan considered that business class.


I guess I'm just frustrated
I assume you aren't aware to the changes AA made earlier this year. You earn miles in the same model that United does now, so your flight to Tokyo will only net you roughly the same amount because it is now determined by how much you paid instead of how far you fly.
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