(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply: (1) Redemptions (2) Upgrades
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Reply: Depends on the role (more below) next role will be 20% travel mix domestic and intl, work intl travel to Switzerland, Ireland, UK mainly
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Reply: Business for transatlantic, domestic first > 4h and economy otherwise
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Both work and pleasure, mostly prefer for work = BA, Swiss, Lufthansa, pleasure = Turkish, Qatar and then Emirates for F redemptions
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: BOS, SFO, IAH, ZRH, GVA, FRA, MUC, DUB, ORK, LHR
(6) What is your home airport?
Reply: Company will relocate me to the US, I'm open to options work is remote with domestic and intl travel, currently would prefer BOS (can live in NH which will be tax efficient), someone would need to convince me but I would be open to living 30min-1hr drive from LAX, SFO as well (better weather), or near NYC (more cosmopolitan), I would be open to Florida as well because the weather is nice.
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Reply: BA Silver, have some transferred miles in Emirates waiting for a redemption opportunity
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: BA, LH/LX for intl
Mostly interested in recommendation for new home hub airport, criteria:
1) LCOL / Low overall tax burden (property, sales, income)
2) Good weather (prefer 25-28C but I'm fine with few winter months)
3) Less than 1hr drive, I'm pretty airline agnostic
Willing to trade between 1/2 to an extent