Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
Well if you are going to fly AA sign up for AA or AS. (Its a crime on FT not to collect ff miles
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Living in USA better to sign up for USA based ffp. BA would be an long option.
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Earning miles from non flying activities is easier with an airline of your home country.
Thanks for response,
Mwenenzi. My next questions will imply the depth of my ignorance.
What is the 4 segment rule? What is a 2/4 segment rule?
As I understand your comments (and I might be misinterpreting some of them), it sounds like Alaska would be the best because of the multiple partners, especially since I probably will not fly enough to achieve status on American. (There is no assurance that future flights will be on American, anyway.)
You say that BA is "a long option." Why is that? It might be tempting because BAEC is a partner with Chase UR.
Perhaps I should have mentioned that I have CSR and therefore PP, but the questionnaire did not ask. With that in mind, is there any credit card that would confer additional perks that would be worth the annual fee?
In summary, it sounds like the advantage of AS is multiple partners, the advantage of AA is possibly better treatment during disruptions, and the advantage of BA is UR exchange potential. What did I miss?
Thanks for your help—and the warning about breaking the FT law by not collecting points.