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Old Mar 7, 2017 | 12:18 pm
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freedavebrown Welcome to FT

Originally Posted by freedavebrown
I currently live in Philadelphia (PHL) but I am about move to Portugal. I will mostly be in Porto (OPO) and Lisbon (LIS).

I will be flying back and forth between LIS/OPO and the east cost of the US probably 4-6 times per year (mostly PHL but sometimes BOS or an NYC airport). I will be booking the cheapest flights possible.
Originally Posted by freedavebrown
I don't have status on any airline currently and don't have many miles anywhere. I have ~50K on AA.

My thinking was that I would try to fly mainly IB/BA/AA economy.
How long will you living in Portugal for? A few years at most or for ever?
What are your objectives with a ffp?
Flying economy is hard to get benefits on all ffp's
I would stick with AA if only in Portugal for a few years.
Just buying each trip based on price-schedule and treating ff miles, if any, as bonus that may or may not be used works for many now.

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