Originally Posted by
Kmxu
If you fly other airlines’ business class, you do not need to worry about status, particularly for the international trips.
Originally Posted by
Kacee
Unless it's a OW carrier and there's an F lounge, in which case OWE is pretty nice to have.
Not to mention preferred seat selection (e.g. JL row 5 on 773), or ability to select J seats at all prior to check-in (BA).