Originally Posted by
Leafs1967
Hello - brand-new here, hoping the flame-free promise holds true ...
I'm Exec Platinum on AA and have earned this yearly thru domestic travel on AA. However, I will be moving to the UK for a 12-month stint from May 2023-May 2024. I'll be traveling extensively throughout Europe during this period, in coach, mostly on BA flights, plus I'll also be adding on 6-8 transatlantic flights during this period. My questions:
- should I stay with AAdvantage for this period or switch to BA's program for the year? I'm confident I'll earn top-tier status on either based on spend & # flights, just wondering if there's an advantage (pun intended) to having this with AA or BA given that I'll be living on London and flying BA
- which carrier is recommended for LHR-DFW travel? I've only ever flown on AA on this route, is BA's service better or worse?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
For only 12 months stay with AAdvantage. It would take some time to earn BAEC status.
What do you expect from (top tier) status? In UK it will *not* be free upgrades.
BAEC is going from a distance based ffp to a revenue based ffp. BAEC membership year is based on when you join. Not calendar year like AA.
From UK to EU on BA flights will not earn much, to any ffp, as these flights are short and can be cheap. Other airlines may have better schedules, routes & pricing compared to BA.
Look at the links in post 2. Have been AAdvantage vs BAEC comparisons before.
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