Originally Posted by
smbk83
Hi everyone.
I posted this in a different thread but I believe this one is more suitable for this (new here so not sure how to delete the old post).
Although I have been flying on average 3-4 times a year for leisure as long as I can remember, I recently begun flying frequently for work.
I am now based in Poland (previously UK based) but still require to travel to the UK for work reasons.
My travel costs are covered by my company (Y class only but can self upgrade to C at my own cost) as I am required to attend the UK offices every 2-3 months . I decided to start booking flights with LO/LH due to the flight date change flexibility with their full price Y fares.
I signed up to the Miles&More program in Oct 2022 but following LH’s announcement of the program changes from 2024, I do not think this FFP will be suitable for me going forward.
I am aware that in most cases my travel frequency would not grant me any status in the future so I decided to look elsewhere.
I came across TP's FFP and I signed up to their Miles&Go Platinum Club which gave me instant *A Silver status and I should be credited up to 118K miles by the end of the annual subscription and should be able to retain *A Silver either by renewing or by earning enough status miles for renewal (some long-haul trips to Brazil planned later in the current status period).
I would like to achieve *G but I don't think I will be flying enough miles to achieve this on flights alone so will be mainly use miles for award flights. Star is my alliance of preference based on my location.
Lounge access when flying in Y would be good (I know I can get that when upgraded to C)
As I now have a subscription to TP's FFP, when the renewal time comes in 2024, is it best to stick to it or consider other FFPs?
Any advice always greatly appreciated.
(1) What is your home airport? POZ
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy? Y (Business class upgrades/bids whenever possible)
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? Work (projected): 16-20 flight segments, Leisure: 4-8 segments annually
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? TAP Miles&Go Silver (*A Silver)
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? Award flights (on miles + cash basis whenever possible), long mileage validity or possibility of extending expiring miles, *G would be nice to upgrade to.
(6) Which routes do you fly most often? Mainly Intra-Europe, POZ-LHR, Europe-South America every few years (going forward)
(7) Preferred Airlines: LO, LH (intra-Europe), TP (South America) any other *A for long-haul
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? Mainly Work, 2-3 Leisure flights per year.
Does Aegean work for you intra-Europe? They've historically been a very easy way of getting *G but they recently made some changes so that if you can fly a few Aegean segments intra-Europe then getting *G is still quite easy. This would be the best way to get *G for you probably.
On the award flight question, where do you want award flights to? Airlines have the best award availability on their own flights.