Originally Posted by
Nander
As SAS' departure from *A is now looking imminent, and I'm still expecting a significant share of my travel to be on *A carriers, I need at new *A FF scheme to credit my flights to.
The obvious choice would be LH, but I'm not a big fan of the new changes where you only earn status miles on Lufthansa Group airlines as I'm expecting a significant share of my travel (especially in C) to be on other airlines. TK could be an option, but I'm also worried about the changes, where each leg of an award trip is charged separately - as I would practically always need at least one layover in Europe for any longer trip, I believe this would significantly dilute the value.
Regarding LH - it's a bit more complex than what you described. Flying other *A carriers do earn status points, but you do need a minimum threshold of flights on LH Group aircraft for status - that much is correct. As for TK - let's not forget that their IT and logistics are a nightmare to have to deal with.