Originally Posted by
captainarabiia
In light of BA’s changes to The Club, how quick can one earn OW Sapphire with Alaskan or perhaps IB?
I am BA Silver till 2026, wondering if I should start crediting to other partners.
Thanks!
Depends on how much you fly in the US, especially west coast and where (if your route regularly involves a transfer in SEA xxx-SEA-yyy, each short segment < 500 would earn the minimum 500). I’ve always been able to get MVPG or sometimes even 75K with just the leftover flights above BAEC Gold and the connectors to/from major hubs e.g. SFO/LAX/DFW to PDX and a few other RT flights within the Pacific Northwest.
If your flights are mostly with AA/BA business class, IB OWS is probably easier as AS reduced partner business earnings to 125% unless you book through them. That’s why this deal is awesome
