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olindacat
Notwithstanding remeption availability and 'pricing', if you were joing to do MRs with one of those listed in your "Eager" list, which would you choose and why, if any? Not sure NYC-BKK is real MR 'material', but sure seems so. What milestone would you need to 'get to', with which airline, to get the most 'bang' for your buck? Just curious, as I'll try to max out the cash spends and get all I can from them. (I'm an FIT, not a biz traveller, so paying with my own hay.)
If you’re flying J/F, status is almost meaningless and certainly not worth chasing. It’s only when flying Y (and particularly short-haul Y) that you actually see value, so the answer is “whatever airline you frequently fly Y on”. If that answer is none, don’t consider it.
I was a UA 1K when I flew a lot in Y domestically and got good value out of CPUs, better treatment in Y, and PPs. Now I’m a CX DM but I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to maintain it as I don’t fly enough short-haul Y to see the benefit. CX gets a lot of my business on value and schedule, but I continue to fly UA/NH/others when they’re a better fit.