Originally Posted by dsf
lets me sleep in my own bed without a waste of a stopover 'cos it's 35 minutes short of 24 hours ^ and I assume the rule applies to scheduled times, not flight times, ie if LHR-DXB was cancelled or delayed to later than 2215 I wouldn't have broken the rules -- is this right?
Yes
Originally Posted by dsf
If so the only things I'm worried about now are whether GIB-...JFK-LHR in just over 5 weeks is a bit too ambitious
5 weeks? I don't think too ambitious. Two weeks is ambitious. Just stop and smell the roses in a few different places.
Originally Posted by dsf
and the old chestnut of who to credit the miles to
. I opened an AAdvantage account without yet signing up to the plat challenge as I'm still leaning towards piling all my miles in one BAsket. I figure I'd make silver and 920 TPs. With that 55k starting balance, a job that's about to take me transatlantic on BA a few more times per year than previously ( ^ ), and if I can find the funds to do JFK-LHR-JFK in a TP-earning cabin, I reckon I'm doing the right thing.
Am I?
IMO, the only redeeming thing about BAEC is that you can upgrade a T fare to Club World for a reasonable number of miles. Keep in mind, though, that AA doesn't have a SFO-LHR flight so you would be forced to take BA. If you decide on crediting the miles to AAdvantage, you won't be able to earn miles on that flight.