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Hawaiino
Currently UA 1K, will likely drop to Plat end of this year due to travel conflicts. Considering options given the upcoming Alaska/Hawaiian likely merger. I can book 2 US trips and at least 1 trip to BKK before end of year.
What's my best approach to locking in OW status ? CC spend = $250k++ between personal and business.
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(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?
HA Gold, UA 1k, (DL Diamond 10+ years, 1.7mm ST lifetime Gold) . Miles banked in HA, UA, DL,
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
HA/ UA/ ANA/ JAL ( JAL is now usually best to Asia from HNL, one reason I'm considering OW)
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Oneworld has 3 status level OW Ruby, OW Sapphire & OW Emerald.
OWS has lounge access except for USA domestic flights if have AA/AS status. Access OK with other OW airline status.
HA Gold will become AS ? status
AS is currently *not* a revenue based ffp. AA, BA and some others are.
But if you are flying paid first - business status will not much for you.
From what I read in FT premium cabin awards a tad easer with Star compared to Oneworld.
Would wait until more details of the AS takeover of HA. As a guess the AS ffp will prevail.
https://www.oneworld.com/travel-benefits