1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
International Award Travel to Europe / Asia, Economy Plus / Extra Legroom Domestically, Free Baggage, Lounge Access
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
Around 35-50 segments, around 35-50K miles
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
Economy Domestic, E+ Internationally if Revenue Fair, Points for Business Class if 8+ hours
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Yes - I travel roughly one a month per work and fly only economy. I do have choice of airline. For pleasure, I travel 2-3X per year domestically and 2x a year internationally.
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
Mostly east coast routes for work to MCO, ATL, DAY, and LAS. For personal, generally HHH, SAV, SFO, MSP
6. What is your home airport?
BDL for Domestic, can route through JFK / BOS for international.
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
Currently have AA gold and wondering if I should switch to another airline. I've had luck with AA credit cards and flying CX / IB to Asia / Europe, but wondering if Star Alliance / Skyteam might be best for longer term. I have family in France / Germany which don't cater well to OneWorld. As a side note, for domestic travel I try to avoid ATL and EWR whenever possible.
270K AA miles
15K UA miles
80K DL miles
240K Chase UR
110K Amex MR
63K Avianca Miles
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
AA at present due to status and lots of nearby hubs and convenient schedules. Is there a reason to switch?