Originally Posted by ioclip

Hello all, I don't have a preference for *A given my recent experiences with UA and AC, but looking at my 2025 strategy as a whole. Considering if I were to remain in *A to credit to TK or A3 as I do a fair amount of EU travel. Please comment and let me know

(1) What is your home airport?
YOW, though can start in YUL

(2) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Economy 60%, Premium Eco 30%, 10% Business

(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year?
40-60K

(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it?
UA MileagePlus Gold

(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
Priority boarding/checkin, lounge access

(6) Which routes do you fly most often? (US Domestic, Transpacific, etc.)
Canada to US (AC or UA)
US/Canada to EU (LH, LX, UA, AC)
once a year US/Canada to Asia (NH, BR, SQ)

(7) Preferred Airlines
I like the lounges for LH group and same for economy comfort. With UA I do get Economy Plus.

(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airline and class of service?)
I can choose my airline but not my class of service, unless there is a sale.