Very useful information. Thank you.
Does this also apply to other OW carriers. For example if I fly CX and use BA as my OW FF account are the FF status also based on $'s?
If so your right that BA would probably not fit well based on the lower price fares I usually travel on. But who knows. With all the changes AA is doing them might implement the same thing soon. Then I'll say the heck with traveling and people who work for me fly instead of me....
Originally Posted by number_6
BA status earning is not mileage based, it is fare based. If you fly on discounted economy you won't earn much or even any status on BA, so unless you are flying in paid J it probably isn't the right plan for you. To reach BA Silver (equiv. to AA Platinum) you would need about 5 trans-Atlantic round trips in J or equivalent travel, and it sounds like you won't have that much.