Originally Posted by
jupit
Hi there,
Have searched about this but hoping someone can give me specific advice.I'm currently AA Platinum and BA Silver (gifted to me) and trying to decide which one to continue with for 2023.
I mainly fly economy and do quite a few trips from the UK to the US. Given my usage, is one easier for me to earn than the other? Should I choose BA because it gives me domestic lounge access when travelling in the US? Any other points I might be missing?
Thanks in advance!
To keep BA Silver will take 15 transatlantic trips in Y. To keep AA Plat with the same 15 trips means a fare about £525 each. (according to my own calculator, I hope I've got it right)
So if your fares are £525 or more, AA would be better. You didn't say where in the U.S. you fly to.
Also I'm assuming you are U.K. based. The AA programme is now heavily biased towards credit card spend, and there is no credit card available in U.K., so I personally would go with BA because the balance swings sharply BA's way if you can run to W tickets when they are not much more expensive than Y.