(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
In the case of OW: Emerald status, ease of mileage redemption opportunities in F, as well as being able to transfer from credit card points (I have Chase & Amex) in order to avoid orphan miles as much as possible.
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
~63 000 miles; mostly W TATL, Y intra-Europe, ~28 segments
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(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Discount Premium Economy
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Yes - up to W for budget reasons; I fly between my work country and my home country whenever I have a holiday
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
ESB - DTW; 5-6 times per year, roundtrip; ESB - BRU once or twice a year; usually 1 RT domestic USA
(6) What is your home airport?
DTW (home); ESB/IST (work)
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
AF/KLM Gold (about to become Platinum): 100k miles; I have the BoA Flying Blue credit card in the USA (20xp annually + 5k miles if spend >$50)
UA Silver (was Gold for 15+ years; changed to Skyteam recently and never looked back): 65k miles (never expire)
BA Bronze due to a single J flight I took during the pandemic (friend had an expiring voucher and couldn't use it, so I got it for free): 15k miles
Credit card points (if it matters in this case): 900k points; Chase & Amex
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
N/A - I prefer not to use TK internationally as I've had repeated negative experiences with them; otherwise, the FFP is more important to me than the actual operating carrier of the flight.