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Old Dec 24, 2016 | 2:39 pm
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Originally Posted by eajusa
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Reply: 36,000 miles; 6 round trips; up to 12 sectors
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Reply: First
36k miles flown will not earn much with the devalued award charts these days. Even factoring multipliers for premium cabins, you simply don't fly enough to build up a meaningful balance which you can redeem for (premium cabin) awards before they expire.
So I`d rule out all programs with fixed expiration policies. The only programs that make sense for you are AAdvantage and BAEC.
AAdvantage hoses non-status members with very poor RDM earning after they switched to spend-based earning. If you have AA status (36k miles in premium cabins can mean you are Platinum...) the picture looks better.
BAEC earnings are still distance-based, which may work out better for you, especially if you are planning to use the points for domestic redemptions on AA.
Have a look at BAECs calculators for earning and redemptions and do the math with the routes you fly.
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