Originally Posted by sksk

Thanks a lot for your info! Will definitely check up the BA forum later. But can you clarify a bit on how it makes my regional flights more comfortable? Thanks!

Except BA, is it the same for AA, Qatar or Finnair if I have 3 long haul flights each year?

Maybe I should put my long hauls with BA program while the regional flights with MPO so that I can get a Sapphire status with BA while earning maximum miles for my regional flights?

Originally Posted by sksk

Hi guys,

I have read through a few threads but still couldn't decide which program is the best for my situation.

I am based in Hong Kong and is currently a gold member which will expire in Oct 2017.

1. I fly 3 long hauls in business class for work every year, destination varies, could be the US, South America, Europe or Australia. I don't get to choose the airlines but most probably it would be Finnair to Europe, AA to America and CX to Australia which are all one world members.
2. I fly around 15 short hauls within Asia for work in economy every year, destinations include Seoul, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Shanghai, Thailand, etc. 90% of the time I fly CX. But I don't get to choose the fare types and it is always the cheapest one available.
3. I use the asiamiles earned during the year to redeem 2 business classes return flights to different locations for vacation every year.

To me the most important things are upgrades on travel and good award redemption rate. Lounge assess during long haul flights is also important.

I am considering jumping ship as well after the devaluation of the MCP. I don't think I can maintain the Gold status next year and will be demoted to Silver. It takes 600 club points to maintain the Gold status but I am guessing I will only get around 550 points next year. I don't think there is a big difference in terms of benefit between the Gold and Silver status of MCP. But it makes a huge difference to me when I travel to Europe and America because Gold in MCP is Sapphire in Oneworld while Silver in MCP is just Ruby in Oneworld -

Ruby benefits:
Priority Business Class check-in
Preferred seating (where offered)
Priority standby and waitlisting

Sapphire benefits:
Priority Business Class check-in
Extra baggage allowance
Priority baggage handling
Priority boarding
Preferred and pre-reserved seating when offered by the airline operatiing the flight
Priority standby and waitlisting
Access to Business Class and frequent flyer lounges (with one guest), regardless of the class of service flown that day

I am not very familiar with the British Airlines FFP. Do you think I can maintain Sapphire if I switch to BA FFP or even other oneworld FFP based on my current travel pattern?

Any advice is appreciated!

Originally Posted by sksk

Hi guys,

I have read through a few threads but still couldn't decide which program is the best for my situation.

I am based in Hong Kong and is currently a gold member which will expire in Oct 2017.

1. I fly 3 long hauls in business class for work every year, destination varies, could be the US, South America, Europe or Australia. I don't get to choose the airlines but most probably it would be Finnair to Europe, AA to America and CX to Australia which are all one world members.
2. I fly around 15 short hauls within Asia for work in economy every year, destinations include Seoul, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Shanghai, Thailand, etc. 90% of the time I fly CX. But I don't get to choose the fare types and it is always the cheapest one available.
3. I use the asiamiles earned during the year to redeem 2 business classes return flights to different locations for vacation every year.

To me the most important things are upgrades on travel and good award redemption rate. Lounge assess during long haul flights is also important.

I am considering jumping ship as well after the devaluation of the MCP. I don't think I can maintain the Gold status next year and will be demoted to Silver. It takes 600 club points to maintain the Gold status but I am guessing I will only get around 550 points next year. I don't think there is a big difference in terms of benefit between the Gold and Silver status of MCP. But it makes a huge difference to me when I travel to Europe and America because Gold in MCP is Sapphire in Oneworld while Silver in MCP is just Ruby in Oneworld -

Ruby benefits:
Priority Business Class check-in
Preferred seating (where offered)
Priority standby and waitlisting

Sapphire benefits:
Priority Business Class check-in
Extra baggage allowance
Priority baggage handling
Priority boarding
Preferred and pre-reserved seating when offered by the airline operatiing the flight
Priority standby and waitlisting
Access to Business Class and frequent flyer lounges (with one guest), regardless of the class of service flown that day

I am not very familiar with the British Airlines FFP. Do you think I can maintain Sapphire if I switch to BA FFP or even other oneworld FFP based on my current travel pattern?

Any advice is appreciated!