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Old May 5, 2006 | 6:37 pm
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number_6
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AA. While BAEC is great for J/F flights, it is abysmal for Y, and it sounds like you aren't doing enough flying per year to reach top-tier status on multiple programs. So stick to AA trans-Atlantic and credit all the miles to AA. At the moment the earn/burn rate on AA vs. BAEC gives about 60% advantage to AA. BAEC is bad for earning miles but good for earning status and lets you game the system (e.g. YUP fares credit as F to BAEC and make earning status much easier).
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