Originally Posted by
JIMCHI
I really don't understand OneWorld benefits at all. If I achieved OW Emerald status flying with AA, I am being told that the only way I can use benefits such as priority check-in, preferred seating, early boarding, etc. on another OW carrier is if I agree to have the miles accured on that other carrier be credited to my AA AAdvantage account. Thus, I can't fly on AS and accrue miles on AS's Mileage Plan and have my OW Emerald benefits-- correct? So, OneWorld is not a seamless benefit program.
i simply do not understand where your expectations are coming from. dont you fly AA often as EXP? are you coming from another alliance? besides OWE, im also skyteam E+. they do not allow this IME. does SA allow you to use alliance benefits without using the sponsor airline FF loyalty number directly on the BP?
one risky strategy people use is changing their FF number at the airport. get the benefits first. then change FF to get air credit. sure, go do that. not worth the headache IMHO.
the bottom line is that youre going to get TONS of BS in your face about this at the airport. hope you go early and have time to deal with that constantly.