Originally Posted by
dvs7310
Within Asia there are several good starting points, but the strengths and weaknesses will depend on where you are crediting and your positioning costs. Crediting to programs that are more uniform in D class earnings become more neutral, but crediting to AA, AY, or QR, the differences are far more apparent and might be worth a few extra $$ to start in one vs. the other.
Can you help me understand why the airline that you're crediting to you would make a difference when picking a point of origination? I'm not really following your logic, but I think that there's something critical that I'm missing.