Originally Posted by
Tafflyer
No. Previously I would automatically book BA and look forward to the trip. Now, BA are both expensive and the tier points as well as Avios relatively useless dictating that I should book with Easyjet, making for a less comfortable journey overall. I can redeem Avios but the CE cabin of 12 rows is already showing full up to row 8.
My lack of motivation is caused by the fact that I may have to book BA and suck it up. I really wish for better alternatives, but for the FAO-LON route they are not really better, just quite a bit cheaper.
I think it depends on your regular routes. BA seems more expensive from some, so with an inferior product there would be little reason to purchase it. I agree for the vast majority of SH routes but not all. However for LH YMMV. The routes I'm focused on are UK-KUL and UK-Oz. The LHR-KUL BA prices are competitive, BA WT/WTP is a good enough product and rates favourably with MH imho, Arguably even in J. QR has been fun but interrupted sleep and the ground experience is not joyful. However should BA raise prices or cease the KUL flight then I'd be tempted to look in other directions eg KL/SQ - these are currently a bit more expensive with a stop but with a better product. For east asia there are also plenty of competitors with better products in and outside of OW as others have said.