Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Programs: Hilton Gold, Priority Club Platinum (until December), FB Explorer, BA Blue, M&M Pleb
Posts: 8,616
As a former *A gold card holder, in the UK, I think it became considerably less useful when LH dumped BMI, leaving the UK without *A connections from the regional airports to LHR. One World and (possibly) Sky Team make more sense unless frequently going to places effectively owned by LH.