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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,403
If you can't fly JAL or ANA, I'd go back to SkyTeam and think about using KE for flights within Asia and AF or KE for flights back to Europe. Then the question is whether to accrue miles on AF or KE, so you need to compare the programs carefully.