Hello FT'ers
I am a newbie, and booked my first RTW last year. We depart later this month x-OSL. My question is related to earning miles/status when flying on a One World RTW DONE4. Our trip length is approx 52,000 miles and fly on BA, QR, AA, JL, CX. Is there any way to calculate miles earned on a RTW trip? Even a good approximation. I have initially credited miles to AS for myself and AA for my wife. Now I am not so sure that was a good idea. I considered using AY or QR, but I cannot find any way to determine how many miles can be earned , regardless of which FFP I use. I would like to earn Emerald status if at all possible, which I know is a stretch but we may start a second RTW within the year we are completing our first. I answered the questions below, but I thought it would be good to preface that with the above comments. Thank you in advance.
Questions/status
For members asking for information, to help people to assist you, can you please provide:
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply: I want to leverage my first RTW trip to gain as many miles as possible. I would like to earn OneWorld Emerald, if possible, along the way.
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Reply: If this RTW works out well, I suspect we will continue to book these every 12-18 months. The one I have currently booked clocks in at about 52,000 miles, in Business (D). Using BA, QR, AA, CX, and JL.
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: Domestically, we go for the cheapest, Internationally, Premium or Business
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: As an airline retiree, we have traveled standby for nearly 40 years. But the OneWorld RTW has opened up a whole new way to fly and Long Haul Business class is highly desirable. So all travel is of the pleasure variety.
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: Until now, we were almost entirely on UA, and occasionally on UA partners using miles. We do take 1-2 International trips, mostly Europe though we traveled to Australia/New Zealand last year.
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: LAS, but easy for me to reposition as a standby, just have to allow enough time.
(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?
(AA Executive Platinum, QF Gold, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: UA Silver (sad, I know)
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Reply: Most of my flying in my lifetime has been on a standby basis on United. My family was very fortunate to travel to many countries over the last 40 years. But I am looking forward to flying the premier airlines in the world, Singapore, ANA, Qatar, Etihad, etc.