Help with choosing which FF # to Use
Apr 5, 2014, 11:55 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 8
Help with choosing which FF # to Use
I'm a Platinum with USAir and a Gold with AA. I have a trip coming up booked through AA. It's a code share British Airways flight (two legs to Abu Dhabi from PHL).
Is there an advantage to using my USAir Dividend Miles number versus my AA Advantage number to earn miles? I currently haven't flown AA this year but have 25 segments and 28,000 miles through USAir YTD.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Is there an advantage to using my USAir Dividend Miles number versus my AA Advantage number to earn miles? I currently haven't flown AA this year but have 25 segments and 28,000 miles through USAir YTD.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Apr 6, 2014, 8:09 am
#5
Join Date: May 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX
Programs: AA EXP, DL Silver, Global Entry
Posts: 1,863
+1. We're flying US to Europe next month but are putting the miles against our AA FF#s to consolidate our EQM. When talking to a US CSR about changes to our upcoming flights she recommended we pick one program or the other and concentrate our mileage. She felt it wouldn't be until 2015 at the earliest before the two FF programs were truly consolidated.
Apr 6, 2014, 8:56 am
#6
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I do think EQ-PQ consolidation is a good idea, and like the US agent previously mentioned, I don't think the full FFP merger will occur until 1/1/15. That's speculation on my part, of course, but it would seem to offer the airline and us some ease and convenience.
(Call me Cassandra, but merging both seamlessly including beginning up status from flights credited to both programs with the smoothest transition from two different software suites... well, COdbaUA showed us it's not always the gleaming perfection they envision.)
Apr 7, 2014, 8:15 am
#8
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Apr 7, 2014, 8:18 am
#9
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I currently have a full price economy (world traveler) and the AA website flips me to BA's site to choose seats..I have to pay additional $$ to pick a seat prior to the 24 hr window. The reservation currently has my AA Freq Flyer Number. I'm wondering if I can get it switched, the window for choosing seats will expand.
Apr 9, 2014, 12:38 am
#10
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 91
I think you should consider the facebook passport promotion, and use your AA number. It's possible that this flight will count for three of the "fly and earn" stamps, and if you do any flights on US by 5/23, you might be pushing an extra 10000 RDMs.
Apr 9, 2014, 7:21 am
#11
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL (but soon to lose the GL :-(), IHG Spire Amb, Hilton Dmnd (and pleb/pleb-plus in 1001 others)
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Right...It looks like I would be able to choose a seat earlier than the 24 hr window also. Not sure about that though.
I currently have a full price economy (world traveler) and the AA website flips me to BA's site to choose seats..I have to pay additional $$ to pick a seat prior to the 24 hr window. The reservation currently has my AA Freq Flyer Number. I'm wondering if I can get it switched, the window for choosing seats will expand.
I currently have a full price economy (world traveler) and the AA website flips me to BA's site to choose seats..I have to pay additional $$ to pick a seat prior to the 24 hr window. The reservation currently has my AA Freq Flyer Number. I'm wondering if I can get it switched, the window for choosing seats will expand.
Apr 9, 2014, 7:52 am
#12
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... integration of American and USAirways loyalty programs expected in 2015