Originally Posted by UAAAPeter

I am getting really tired of the virtually non-existent benefit of One-World in Europe. I recently got an Air Lingus (Irish) ticket instead Ryan Air (as in dirt cheap) ticket within Europe specifically for the miles, and when I checked in I was told that there were NO miles (and therefore I am no closer to 100k for the year) despite this being a there and back on the same day ticket - which one might expect to give miles. They even had the cheek to suggest that I could have paid a couple of hundred dollars more for the benefit of miles. Yea right - tell my boss that I got 500 miles and the airline got a couple of hundred bucks - I do have a mortgage to pay and I'd rather not lose my ability to pay that mortgage.......Now I know darn well that I could have looked this up on a chart on the web and found this bad news out from the fare basis. But it was a company issued ticket and I did not even know the fare basis. I also know from experience that BA is mean on miles so I am not totally dumb. But we are reaching a state where there is virtually no point in being loyal to One World in Europe. I do get to go into the lounge to eat a soggy sandwich and down a liver destroying alcoholic drink, but that is about the only benefit - assuming one actually arrives at the airport well in time before the flight. So, bottom line for me is that I will go out of my way not to use One World in Europe. Am I irrational? Thoughts?