Who are you all now flying with ?
Sep 16, 2013, 4:03 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Quite close to NQY
Programs: BAEC Silver,clubcard,clubcard plus, BA Amex................ And Mucci x3 ;)
Posts: 9,488
Who are you all now flying with ?
Just curious but who are all you guys now flying with ?
Did the status match tempt you away from star alliance to BA/OW or have you found other ways to spend your money ?
cs
Did the status match tempt you away from star alliance to BA/OW or have you found other ways to spend your money ?
cs
Sep 17, 2013, 9:15 am
#4
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BRS (Bristol, UK)
Programs: LH SEN/*G
Posts: 1,266
Sep 18, 2013, 3:40 am
#5
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Anwhere ex-MAN
Programs: A3 *G, BA Silver
Posts: 2,706
Meanwhile, I'm on BA, LH/LX for some and U2 for others, just as rossmacd.
Still have another year of BA Gold in the bag and an flown and earnt A3 Card for LH.
Sep 18, 2013, 5:28 am
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: London, UK and Southern France
Posts: 18,362
Anyway, as far as I am concerned, my *A airline has decreased to a trickle (other than reward tickets). I have increased somewhat my OW and ST flying as well as a little more U2. I have, however, tended to be in miles burning mode recently so purchased fewer revenue tickets. When i go back to normal, I suspect that the emphasis will remain on BA/OW as main carrier/alliance.
Sep 18, 2013, 8:15 am
#8
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Ireland
Programs: BA Gold, A3 Gold, BD..oh, wait..
Posts: 4,045
Wow. Never seen it that way round. Even at their worst, ScaryTeam have never stooped as low as FR.
SkyTeam promises a lot more, but delivers not a lot and for considerable prices. Add to that fact that it's a horrible assembly of airlines for the most part, I'd be bypassing where and when possible.
Sep 18, 2013, 8:35 am
#9
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My current system is EU hops on BA either cash or RFS. Should renew BA Gold with some long-hauls ex-BRU/LUX but have got nigh on a year to renew anyway.
Where absolutely unavoidable, flying *A particularly SN as its often very cheap. Totally avoiding ST, U2 and FR. Only flew FR years ago to try it anyway. AF/KL the bottom of the barrel as far as legacy's go.
Where absolutely unavoidable, flying *A particularly SN as its often very cheap. Totally avoiding ST, U2 and FR. Only flew FR years ago to try it anyway. AF/KL the bottom of the barrel as far as legacy's go.
Sep 18, 2013, 8:53 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 851
BA for redemption (the BMI credit card is still ace)
*A for longhaul to SEA / OZ/NZ but with Qatar joining and me being keen to try Cathay OW may get my business soon.
Trouble is my parents in law live in Singapore and I work a lot out of BKK so SQ and Thai provide the most effective links
*A for longhaul to SEA / OZ/NZ but with Qatar joining and me being keen to try Cathay OW may get my business soon.
Trouble is my parents in law live in Singapore and I work a lot out of BKK so SQ and Thai provide the most effective links
Sep 18, 2013, 9:50 am
#11
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,264
CX primarily, some BA (mainly redemptions 
), less & less EY/WY...miss bmi but would have been tough to fly them anyway now, given my circumstances.
), less & less EY/WY...miss bmi but would have been tough to fly them anyway now, given my circumstances.
Sep 18, 2013, 3:04 pm
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,204
BA, but seemingly one of the few that's happy when he gets on an aircraft and sees his Club Europe seat has a table in the middle (i.e. G-MIDx).
Sep 18, 2013, 3:54 pm
#15
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SIN 5 days out of 7
Programs: BD*G, A3*G, BA-S, Accor Gold, IHG Amb
Posts: 5,505
Mostly BA - made my first redemption with them recently too (RFS),
Had my first ever try on U2 a go a week or so back - didn't really like it, and one segment on BE (as the BA timings & routings were naff).
Would like to try some of the other OW airlines - JAL and CX, but haven't a reason to yet.
LH have put me off with their service changes last year and the same for the LX LHR-GVA route too.
SK haven't enticed me to visit somewhere new.
Have been meaning to try A3, but yet to see an enticing destination/fare whilst avoiding potential public strikes.
The only real draw for *A is SQ and given the routes from LHR, I don't fly them every week.
If BA give me good service over the year and I find myself with a chance to renew Gold, then I might stick with them another year...or head over to *A on A3 and mostly SQ.
Had my first ever try on U2 a go a week or so back - didn't really like it, and one segment on BE (as the BA timings & routings were naff).
Would like to try some of the other OW airlines - JAL and CX, but haven't a reason to yet.
LH have put me off with their service changes last year and the same for the LX LHR-GVA route too.
SK haven't enticed me to visit somewhere new.
Have been meaning to try A3, but yet to see an enticing destination/fare whilst avoiding potential public strikes.
The only real draw for *A is SQ and given the routes from LHR, I don't fly them every week.
If BA give me good service over the year and I find myself with a chance to renew Gold, then I might stick with them another year...or head over to *A on A3 and mostly SQ.