Originally Posted by
memanny
Having one checked bad allowance is more than i will ever use on domestic fligths.
I like AA giving tier bonus for all OW partners and long haul redemption would be better.
I am surprised BA does not give tier bonus on QR flights, they have the same Avios currency. As for their FFP, get BA Gold will provide lounge domestic access. I think a OWE has Flagship lounge access as well. If my base was DFW or LAX i would definitely go for BA as those Flagship lounges are on the better side. Although at LAX there are also the QF lounges which are not too shabby.
But all things considered, I am going to go with AA.
What i am trying to understand is why ticket this itinerary with JL or QF and why not AA ?
Non AA / AS OneWorld Sapphire also can use Flagship lounges, not only Emerald. It's actually quite a good deal for people often transiting LAX, DFW, ORD, JFK, MIA.
You're making a solid choice going with AA since it sounds like redemption and Emerald status are your key perks you're after.
The reason to avoid AA for ticketing, if you ticket with AA there's a much higher chance your AA segments would end up crediting as revenue instead of distance. There's a thread in the AA forum about it and there's no rhyme or reason, sometimes they go one way, sometimes they go the other. I've been in contact with AAdvantage customer service several times and they absolutely refused to answer the question on when or why each happens. If your many AA segments credit as revenue, that wrecks your whole plan and you'll end up between 95k-100k LPs. I've yet to see people report QF and CX issued DONEx having AA segments credit as revenue and no one that I've seen on FlyerTalk tickets with JL because they have a ticketing and change fee. I'm sure in Japanese language forums you'd find people with experience on JL issued tickets but they also probably credit to JL Milage Bank.
I've been through a lot of torture on my QF ticket trying to get changes done, their call centers are nearly 100% incompetent. But finally figured out to use the Twitter team instead and though it can take a few days, they do have the right connections and get things done. Now I'm getting ready to start a CX issued ticket, from what I hear from others they aren't bad to deal with, though it does seem their call center can be hit or miss. Their Whatsapp team is good, I've used them already.
It's actually the one huge disadvantage of having your status in AAdvantage is not being able to use the AA RTW desk unless you're willing to risk taking the huge milage hit on your AA coded flights.