AA OR BA Points...Need your help!
Oct 30, 2011, 9:41 pm
#16
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 1999
Posts: 12,097
Elite on AA will be very beneficial when you are on those $300 fares to Florida or whenever for a quick weekend, as you'll be able to upgrade for basically free (completely free if AA emerald, using segment upgrades earned from all her business flying if AA sapphire or ruby). And as an AA emerald unlimited lounge access is 50,000 miles first year/40,000 renewal or $350 first year/$300 renewal.
Oct 31, 2011, 5:55 am
#17
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
Definitely AA- especially with all the chaos surrounding Avios and the future of the single-partner award chart, not to mention the fuel surcharges.
AA also has some good non-alliance partners- Jet, Etihad, Air Tahiti Nui, Gulf Air etc.
AA also has some good non-alliance partners- Jet, Etihad, Air Tahiti Nui, Gulf Air etc.
Oct 31, 2011, 7:12 am
#18
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Location: LON, ACK, BOS..... (Not necessarily in that order)
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Oct 31, 2011, 7:23 am
#19
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,277
Can someone clarify the true position on this?
Thanks
Oct 31, 2011, 7:53 am
#20
Moderator, OneWorld
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: SEA
Programs: RAA RIP; AA ExEXP
Posts: 11,811
There seems to be some confusion amongst AA check-in and lounge staff about this. I fly AA quite a bit and am BA gold. Some AA staff say that lounge access is only allowed on BA gold if travelling on AA internationally. I've never been turned away at the Admirals Club but I do usually get the line 'it's not really allowed but go on in this time...'.
Can someone clarify the true position on this?
Thanks
Can someone clarify the true position on this?
Thanks
Oct 31, 2011, 8:34 am
#21
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,277
Some AA staff are mistaken. Print this out and have it in your possession if you get grief: http://www.aa.com/i18nForward.do?p=/...worldCustomers
"* AAdvantage Executive Platinum and AAdvantage Platinum members must be traveling on a same day itinerary that includes an international segment."
They are trying to apply this criteria to BA gold/silver members which if I read it correctly should not be the case.
Thanks
PS. If all else fails I just noticed that my Amex card gets me access if I have an AA ticket
Oct 31, 2011, 10:45 am
#22
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 170
Wow! Thanks for all the great information! I failed to mention that we both have Amex Plat so lounge access is not an issue. From what I am reading here AA is the way to go. For me I would like the abililty to book our seats early on our international trips and for her I would like her to earn the ability to get upgraded. Sounds like an AA membership should work.
Now how to I determine if she should challenge for gold or plat on AA? She has four roundtrip flights booked already in the next 3 months. Two are to Montogomery AL (from San Diego via Dallas) and two are to Houston (via Dallas).
Thanks!
Now how to I determine if she should challenge for gold or plat on AA? She has four roundtrip flights booked already in the next 3 months. Two are to Montogomery AL (from San Diego via Dallas) and two are to Houston (via Dallas).
Thanks!
Oct 31, 2011, 11:53 am
#23
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
Wow! Thanks for all the great information! I failed to mention that we both have Amex Plat so lounge access is not an issue. From what I am reading here AA is the way to go. For me I would like the abililty to book our seats early on our international trips and for her I would like her to earn the ability to get upgraded. Sounds like an AA membership should work.
Now how to I determine if she should challenge for gold or plat on AA? She has four roundtrip flights booked already in the next 3 months. Two are to Montogomery AL (from San Diego via Dallas) and two are to Houston (via Dallas).
Thanks!
Now how to I determine if she should challenge for gold or plat on AA? She has four roundtrip flights booked already in the next 3 months. Two are to Montogomery AL (from San Diego via Dallas) and two are to Houston (via Dallas).
Thanks!
Oct 31, 2011, 7:06 pm
#26
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
Well, in that case, here's what I know: they will earn at least 1.0 elite qualifying points per flown mile. So with a total of 1174x8 + 616x4 + 233x4 the minimum she'll earn is 12,820 points, more than enough for PLT. If the fares are Y or B fares, then it's 1.5x flown miles.