Originally Posted by
HaleiwaFlyer
I mean, we are all spending around 100k or more per year with AA and get no significant lifetime benefits.
If you switch to BA with that type of spend, at least lifetime BA Gold would be doable. This means lifetime AA EXP equivalence. Lifetime FFL access/OWE status at 35,000 tier points.
I think most of us can generate close to 5-10k tier points per year with CK travel frequency and class of service.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but tier points arent calculated based on spend like LPs. So whereas american REALLY likes to see those full fare F tickets to qualify for CK, BA doesnt care if you are in a sale priced J or a full price seat...
So even with 100k spend that would be 15 years assuming you found the best fares around. if not you are looking at maybe as much as 3-4 times longer, or 3-4 times the spend in a year. I havent paid much attention to BA transatlantic in a few years, but I have seen some fares sub 3k$ whereas I'm paying probably $6k on average on AA