Originally Posted by
pbd456
did you check how many tier points would you get from a typical trip? BA is a program gear for people flying J. it is hard to get 600 tier points when you are flying economy fare.
whereas it could take 4 segments to get 600 tier points if flying J on BA.
I did have a look, BA and CX both require 600 Tier/Cub Points for Sapphire-equivalent but it seems for the same trip BA is more generous
Even for destinations that BA doesn't serve (Flying CX for instance), they still give similar-enough points.
Am I missing anything hidden?