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May 14, 2026 | 9:47 am

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cfischer

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Location: BOS/EAP

Programs: UA 1K, AS MVP Gold, MR LTT, HH Dia, IHG Dia, Amex Plat

Posts: 37,474

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Originally Posted by dcstudent

Moved from Atlanta to Baltimore. Was Delta Plat, now will be flying American or Southwest (DCA or BWI) for my domestic travel, but going to Dulles for my INT'L trips. Would like non-expiring miles. Have an Amex Plat so being a transfer partner would be a plus but not a deal breaker. Would love someone I can status match into to get Star Gold. Flight patterns go between Economy, Premium Economy and Business. 4-6 flights per year - most in business or PE. For instance, this year:

2 Business flights to Middle East
1 PE flight to Europe
1 coach flight to Middle East

Thanks for any help.

Ugh, that's not easy. IAD and a few long haul business class calls for UA. Miles do not expire. No Amex transfer though. Can you do UA Gold and then e.g. AS Gold to get benis on AA? AS is great for AA flying where you get preferred seats and even upgrades. Might take some spreadsheet work to see if you can get both UA and AS Gold (that one at least is still mileage-based and might be good for your domestic flying out of DCA)

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