Originally Posted by
dvs7310
.....In OW, BA, QR, JL, and AS all have own flight requirements to earn status (there may be more but those are ones I know for certain)..
QF also, but some eligible (=most expensive) Jetstar flights do count.
Upgrades (free or with ff miles/avios/points or SWU instrument) on other airlines, other than you than the airline of your ffp are very uncommon.A few exceptions AA-BA AA-AS with heavy t&c's.
Basically only a chance of getting an upgrade on
your airline.
I am thinking of choosing a program that offers lifetime status, would BA be a good choose for me? Thanks!
Your lifetime or the airlines lifetime or the life of the
current rules of the ffp?
At 20 flights per year will take decades.