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Old Feb 16, 2019, 7:57 pm
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Unionruler
 
Join Date: May 2017
Location: SIN
Programs: AS MVPG75k, AA Plat
Posts: 741
Originally Posted by Santander
Looking for a OW program to accrue to when I take advantage of cheap OW J fares for leisure travel. Leaning towards BA, because of Amex and relative ease of making status on premium fares.
Alternative suggestions would be appreciated!

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Priority services, lounge access
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
~150k miles/100 segments, mostly domestic Y for business, paid J for international business and leisure
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Close-to-lowest Y for most business travel, discount J for leisure
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Both, some flexibility
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
Most flights on UA/AC, mostly short-haul segments in the eastern half of North America
(6) What is your home airport?
YYZ/EWR
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
UA 1K, no OW status, ~100k AA miles as a consequence of being a former US Preferred
8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
N/A
BA is only worth it if you can earn and maintain Gold because of poor Avios value. BA Gold can only be earned cheaply if you reposition to Scandinavia/ Eastern Europe/ North Africa and are willing to do insane multi-segment TP runs in discount J.

If you cannot bring yourself to do that I would recommend AY (Finnair Plus) or JL (Mileage Bank).
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