Originally Posted by
Denis Carlin
I'm about to book a PE Return flight from Zurich to Osaka with Cathay (Booking Class E), I travel long haul (mostly to Japan) once or twice a year and to Australia every couple of years as well as 3-4 flights within Europe.
I'm aware that with my flying profile, I won't get status and gating enough miles will take a while to say the least, I book the best flight without looking at miles/points but I might as well book somewhere and make the best choice.
I previously had 41,000 Asia Miles, wiped out by Covid so now 0, JMB also 0, Avios 2250 so no Oneworld points total really.
I only have 31,000 Miles and More which I can't credit the Osaka trip to, so I'm wondering which Oneworld system to credit to.
In one way, Cathay makes sense with so many routes but as Japan is my preferred country to visit in Asia maybe I should use JMB.
Help!
So you've already learned your lesson from a mileage expiration, I would say neither program makes sense. It's all oneworld alliance, so there's no need to use the program of the carrier you're flying or the place you're flying to. For someone that doesn't fly all that much, you need a program that has non-expiring miles, or at least non-expiring with activity some activity in a certain amount of time. I'd be looking at AA, AS, BA, or QR and see how they work with your travel pattern and ticket types. If you're traveling to Japan a lot then AA, AS, and BA all have good deals on domestic tickets which can otherwise be expensive for the distance flown, but frequently have wide open award availability.