Questionnaire

1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
>>> Reply: baggage allowance; lounge access; upgrades.

2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
>>> Reply: less than 25000 miles. I expect to have a maximum of six round trips to Europe in the next five years, with little travel in North America.

3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
>>> Reply: I expect to buy business class tickets.

4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> Reply: I can choose my airline and class of service. My travel is 100% personal.

5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
>>> Reply: transatlantic.

6. What is your home airport?
>>> Reply: FAR Fargo; I could also use MSP Minneapolis-Saint Paul. (Fargo has service by American, Delta, and United, or their affiliates. And Allegiant, for what that's worth.)

7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> Reply: no status; I expect all banked miles will have expired. (I last flew in 2008, and I expect I would have fewer than 25,000 miles if they never expired.)

8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> Reply: a slight preference for American for no good reason.

As an infrequent traveler, and since I expect to travel in business class, would joining a frequent flyer program really add something? Also, I expect to be able to obtain any appropriate credit card to help with perks.

I am posting this now because I expect to fly AA from YYZ to ORD next month, and I suppose I might as well sign up for someone's FFP before I fly.

Thanks for any help.