American is changing its program so that platinum pro will be OneWorld Emerald as well as executive platinum. That means you only need 75,000 miles to get Emerald status.
Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
I would probably do neither and credit to AA - The QF FF scheme is one of the few schemes that seems to come out worse for redemption value than BA
Based on 1 r/t in business class a month of 4000 miles e/w that would be 96,000 miles travelled which would give 192,000 qualifying miles ( if in discount business ) or 288.000 qualifying miles if travelling , as you state, in J - you would also easily meet the EQD requirements
100,000 is enough for OW Emerald with AA
96,000 miles as a OW Emerald member would accrue 264,000 in I class to 414,000 in J class spending miles - 220,000 is enough for a 1st class return from AU-Europe on EY, QR or even QF if needed and without any additional 'carrier surcharges' to pay - would need to pay genuine taxes
Also, with that number of qualifying miles, you could also collect another 3 x 40,000 miles from the beyond Executive Platinum rewards - or 2 x 40,000 miles plus be able to give a friend Platinum status
It is also a scheme where you do not need to worry about whether you can do a certain number of flights on a specific carrier