Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
What will your travel be. Will it be predominantly domestic Au or will there be flights to USA?
It will be a mix of domestic (every 1-2 months) and international, both to the US (~2/year) and Europe (~1-2/year).
Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
You are unlikely to get a status match to Qantas unless your company/organisation has a special arrangement with Qantas to do so
Yeah, thats why i was looking for the status match with AA to join OW. But i want to be sure before i ask.
Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
UA Economy plus has 34-36" pitch with 31" in regular economy. On Qantas you are likely to find a pitch of 31-32" unless you take seats such as those in exit rows
Interesting. So the US carrier beats the Oz carrier in this case. How about leg room?
Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
It would seem to me that given that there is no Star Carrier domestically that you collect miles either to Virgin if planning to use Virgin Blue or to AA or QF if planning to use Qantas domestically
I think Virgin provide limited international options for me (both directions) and no "family" of airlines to join.
Thanks for your advice.