welcome to this board jfanman
please give some more informations:
* do you have some miles (and status miles) in any program yet?
* will you fly paid eco, business or first?
* what do you want to do with the miles? upgrades, free flights (international?)?
* which US airports in New York ar the nearest, easiest for you (JFK, LGA, EWR)?
* any international flights planned in the next years? importance of your airline being a member of a (worldwide) alliance for cashing in miles?
* what elite perks are of what importance to you (upgrades?, lounge access?, check-in-speed?, first to board?, bonus (=more) miles?)
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