Preference b/w UA, AC, or OZ business class?
Planning a paid business class ticket from DEN->ICN and looking to maximize both quality of hard/soft product and mileage earning.
UA itinerary goes SFO->ICN, 5,658 miles, on a 2-2-2 787-9 configuration (not Polaris)
OZ itinerary goes LAX->ICN, 5,978 miles, on a 1-2-1 A380 configuration
AC itinerary goes YVR->ICN, 5,093 miles, on a 1-2-1 787-9 configuration
The Air Canada flight is not a codeshare so I can't get a '016' ticket. I'm United Platinum. It seems like my PQM/PQS earning would be the same on all airlines but I need help with 3 things:
1) Best in-flight product? I'm leaning towards Air Canada.
2) Do I earn $0 PQD if I fly on OZ or AC? I could use the ~$4,000 towards 1K status...
3) Since I'm Platinum I earn 9x per dollar miles so roughly 36,000. On AC and OZ it seems like I earn based on mileage, so 10-12,000 one way (depending on YVR or LAX departure). Do I get any bonus on top of that being a Platinum? Do I get a fare class bonus for buying paid business class fare? (Probably United P or Z?)
Thanks for any help. Relatively new to international / business class travel so appreciate any input.