Yes, you can still sign up under my referral if you would like. You will just have to provide an alternate address when you sign up, which you can change back later on. PM me with your email address and I will refer you.
You can build elite status on United by flying with the Star Alliance partners. These being Air Canada, US Airways, and the like. BA and AA flights will not build any status on United. Also, with AAdvantage, you cannot fly to the USA on BA and recieve miles, but you recieve miles on BA in Europe. Just check the booking codes and choose the schedule that offers miles - many do not. All the info can be found on the AA website. ALso, there is a 10% off coupon ex-UK in the AA Coupon Wiki here on Flyertalk - it can be used for 10% off any flight from the UK to the USA on AA metal. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Originally Posted by
SimonsMiles
Ok, will sign up for AAdvantage. Considering the most important thing for me is status, will all non AA flights be counted towards status? Including towards the challenge?
Bah, I signed up to them last night :-( I assume it's too late to do this now? Also, the same questions apply - do flights on other *A partners count towards United elite status?
Many thanks for the replies!
-simon