Questions
For members asking for information, to help people to assist you, can you please provide:
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: 1. Upgrades 2. Mileage Earn
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply: 80-130k. 8-12 RT flights. Generally will hit at least 100k each year, but not guaranteed.
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: Premium Economy whenever possible, Economy if PE is unavailable.
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Yes. Work (purchased thru own CC and expensed).
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: 100% International (mostly Asia). Destinations: China, India, Singapore, Korea, Japan.
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: SFO or SMF
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: Main FFP: Star Alliance with OZ, Diamond Plus (Lifetime 200k miles - wanted to go for 500k lifetime status). Secondary FFP: KE Skypass (~30k miles).
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: OZ is preferred - wife and kid fly to Korea approx. once a year, hence the OZ and KE programs (family plan). I pay for their tickets using Sapphire Reserve portal and I use the miles to upgrade my seat sometimes but it's pricey (40k miles to Asia one-way). OZ gives two coupons every two years that give 50% off upgrade award redemptions but it's not much - trying to see if there are better options.