Originally Posted by IHateLHR
I've been a reasonably frequent Y flyer with UA from LHR to ORD, JFK and SFO. I've had UA 1K (100k miles) and Prem Exec (50k) stauts over the last three years, so the E+ seating and frequent upgrades have been good.
Trouble is I'm relocating to Boston and UA have no direct service LHR-BOS. So it looks like BA or AA. I'm going to mostly be travelling on full Y fares once a month, with the occaisional splurge for WT+ when there are deals on.
What is the general feeling on likely treatment. From reading the posts here I get the feeling BA are brutal about freebies, such as OpUps for Elites. I'll also probably only get to EC Silver, so what is that level like?
Thanks a lot
David
Silver is good and Gold is slightly better however, I think the only true benefits of being Gold apply to UK members due to the advantage of FIRST lounge access when flying within Europe.
However, you may end up flying on American quite a lot within the states, and couple of careful YUP fares with them should certainly keep you in Silver status and maybe even Gold.
For someone like yourself living in the states, a Silver card is Sapphire Oneworld which will get you into the Admirals Clubs with AA when you fly with them regardless of ticket which you may find most useful - certainly a perk I don't think you get as an AAdvantage card holder when flying domestically.