Originally Posted by
tikimeow
Picking this convo back up, I'm feeling so let down by FB and the decision to drop WS from XP earning opportunities. I'm finally in the financial place where I can fly more often and with my projected flight schedule I thought I was on track to reach Gold for the first time and excited. But I only found out a few weeks ago that this would not happen as I am Canadian and much of my flying involves WS.
Indeed, it sucks, but XP earning was only possible on non-Skyteam partners between 2019 and 2024, so it was a relatively brief, anomalous blip of less than 5 years, with the pandemic disruptions all falling within that period too.
It is also unusual that the frequent flyer programme of (an) airline(s) based on a different continent and with which you rarely fly would represent your best choice for a frequent flyer programme. If you fly mostly with WS, then perhaps their FFP is now your best bet. (I don't think Flying Blue Gold status would have meant much, or anything, on WS - right?). Or, look beyond wanting to "tie" yourself into the status-chasing game, and use that freedom to seek out the best ticket for each trip you need to take, regardless of which airline/alliance it involves.
Originally Posted by
tikimeow
I'm needing to book multiple Hawaii and Europe trips asap and looking now but am hesitating because I find myself leaning back towards SA.
my Aegean miles with SA are looking better again with more deals and easier rewards.
SA is the IATA code for South African Airlines - is that the airline you are talking about?
EDIT: you mean *A - Star Alliance
