Originally Posted by
Whizkid
Is there any value to extract out of BA Executive Club. BA has One stop flights to most of the Tier-2 US cities I travel ( DEN, AUS etc). For work, I fly in Business Class, so I earn a good amount of miles with flying as well. Is there any good value out of BA EC redemption ( I see Intra US and some Intra UK flights as good options). Is there another Oneworld Program makes sense for India based flyers? I'm looking for some good redemptions for personal travel to South East Asia.
Ps. - I have a ton of Citi PM points as well - which can be transferred to top up redemptions.
PPS: Posting in IBA Forum as the question is specific to India based flyers.
If you are mostly flying to USA and in paid business maybe American Airlines AAdvantage is the way to go. I mean if your flying J anyway the status benefits are going to be minimal (e.g. you mention flying QR and lounge access is class of service based for the AM and AS lounges) and out of India its not as if Oneworld Emerald or Sapphire is going to get you a better ground experience than flying J. Potentially if flying often to the USA (presumably on AA intra USA) having status would help with mileage earning and status benefits like dedicated phone lines, waitlist priority, etc in case of operational difficulties/flight problems. I think the AA award chart is one of the more decent options nowadays.