Originally Posted by
boybi
I have never flown with AA or BA, and I doubt I will in the future since both don't have flights to MNL. I only started to travel frequently around 5 yrs ago. 95% for leisure. I never paid attention to airline alliances, so I fly whichever airline is convenient and have the lowest fare. I have some miles with NH, KE, PR, and CX.
You have an overlap of frequent flyer programs
NH - ANA [
Star Alliance] -->
http://www.wheretocredit.com/NH
KE - Korean [
SkyTeam] -->
http://www.wheretocredit.com/KE
PR - Philippines [non aligned] -->
http://www.wheretocredit.com/pr NH partner
CX - Cathay [
Oneworld Alliance] -->
http://www.wheretocredit.com/cx
You do not need to fly with an airline to get ff miles. FFP have partners.
For example, subject to an eligible flight, you could have earned NH ff miles for the PR flights. NH, being
Star Alliance, has a wide range of partners
KE & CX are both ff partners of Alaska Airlines.
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...rline-partners
Having multiple ffp’s with low balances is never a good idea. You may never get enough ff miles/points to be of use before they expire. FFP’s are for the medium to long term. However at times it makes sense to have a ff membership with an airline in another alliance. (e.g. Oneworld & Star)
Be mindful of expiry
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...-t-expire.html