(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply: Lounge access, priority boarding, security fast track
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Reply: Varies greatly. But experienced in mileage runs if need be. Or do detours, different departure airports to maximize etc.
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Reply: transcontinental J or Y+ (F on a super cheap deal), continental Y
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: 100% leisure, all on my own money. Not rich, but travel is my hobby, so willing to splash.
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
(6) What is your home airport?
Reply: FRA, so therefore LH group (and A*) naturally.
Main reason for OW now is wanting to travel to Doha about once every two months (and would obviously start using BA, IB, AY within Europe as an alternative to LH at times).
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Reply: LH M&M Senator (*G) until 2/27. Also have an AY Plus account but the few points I had in there seem to have expired.
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Reply: QR, BA likely
Okay, so from the questionnaire it should be pretty obvious I have 0 status in OW right now and being based in Europe BA would seem like the natural choice as a program. I've always loved AY, but I'm not sure they have a future at all (aren't they expected to get fully merged into BA Ex anyways?). Though starting out at completely 0 and with first flights on QR likely only being in Y will hardly give any credit at all, I'm not sure it's useful at all.
I wouldn't mind gaining options over LH group within Europe though.
My current consideration is paying for the JR Edit:RJ status match for 1 year, enjoying it for the time being and then trying to fly MS or TK on my *G status most of the time after that runs out.
Thank you for your thoughts and recommendations.
Last edited by flyinghorse82; Jun 24, 2024 at 11:22 pm
Reason: Fixed wrong IATA for Royal Jordanian