Originally Posted by ironmanjt

95% of my travel the past two years has been paid C/D/Z with a very rare P. My problem is that 80%+ of my travel is Southern Africa and Central Asia, which necessitates longhaul connections on LH/LX which mean 50% of my PQD end up on their metal. Also, the DEL/BOM suspension this year has killed me, since it means longhaul on LH/LX to India (and no, I won't fly IAD-PEK-DEL at an outrageously higher fare to get UA metal for longer

...and no, my time is worth too much to go IAD-PEK-ALA and to JNB there's really nothing that would help beyond FRA :/