Hello CDG 1K!

I think we met once in LH F on FRA-LAX.

Same problem for me. Paid F on OW is 2.5 times distance (1.5 for F, 100 % for Platinum) at best vs. 3.25 times (3 for F, 0.25 for Status) on Star-LH program.

AA wants 140.000 Miles for an F RT (on CX). Assuming approx. 6000 miles per direction you get 30.000 miles per RT and need around 5 RT to get one free.

LH wants 180.000 Europe-Asia (without a connection in a different Asia Zone). Something like FRA-HKG-TPE would be 240.000. You get almost 40.000 per RT and need 5 RT to get one free. As a SEN there is the 50 % companion discount - which changes the ratio to 1 per 3.5.

These are the best programs for paid F i was able to find.

But: Awards on CX on HKG-Europe are almost impossible to get. When travelling between Asia and Europe i always try to get space on AA/CX first and then on LH/other Star. In three years i succeeded only once on CX (and this was 5 month in advance), but 2 or 3 times a year on LH (sometimes on very short notice).