Originally Posted by
cgtechuk
Not sure how the new system works, If its flown miles you could reduce the hops, the reason there is so many is that BA's FFP is based on points so more segments = more points.
How would this look credited to AS's MileagePlan program. Coupled with the insane VX Mileage Runs (for as cheap as $128) this could be another addition to re-qualify on Alaska/Virgin.