CX MPC vs BA BAEC
Mar 30, 2017 | 1:28 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2010
Location: HKG / YVR
Programs: CX MPC GO, BAEC Silver, AC, HHonors Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 56
CX MPC vs BA BAEC
Hello guys,
If you have a choice between banking the club points/tier points into CX MPC/BA BAEC to become CX SL/BA Silver or CX GO/BA Gold respectively, which one would you guys pick? Based on my fly pattern, it seems I can achieve a one level higher OneWorld status with BA than with CX. Yet, I am flying with CX most of the time. Thanks!
If you have a choice between banking the club points/tier points into CX MPC/BA BAEC to become CX SL/BA Silver or CX GO/BA Gold respectively, which one would you guys pick? Based on my fly pattern, it seems I can achieve a one level higher OneWorld status with BA than with CX. Yet, I am flying with CX most of the time. Thanks!
Last edited by anthony.a; Mar 30, 2017 at 1:46 am
Mar 30, 2017 | 6:55 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: OneWorld Emerald (BA GGL + lifetime OWE), *A Silver (Miles & Less), Mucci Platinum
Posts: 991
CX Gold (Sapphire) vs BA Gold (Emerald):
- CX Gold I think puts you higher up on the CX op-up list than OW Emerald
- CX Gold gives you the guaranteed economy class seat (as least for full fare economy)
- CX Gold doesn't require the 4 sectors on BA
- BA Gold gets you OWE benefits including F lounge access
- BAEC generally has better earn/burn ratios
- BAEC eventually gets you lifetime Emerald but it sounds like you are borderline Sapphire so it will take you a long time to get there
- CX Gold I think puts you higher up on the CX op-up list than OW Emerald
- CX Gold gives you the guaranteed economy class seat (as least for full fare economy)
- CX Gold doesn't require the 4 sectors on BA
- BA Gold gets you OWE benefits including F lounge access
- BAEC generally has better earn/burn ratios
- BAEC eventually gets you lifetime Emerald but it sounds like you are borderline Sapphire so it will take you a long time to get there
Mar 30, 2017 | 10:28 am
#6
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2010
Location: HKG / YVR
Programs: CX MPC GO, BAEC Silver, AC, HHonors Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 56
CX Gold (Sapphire) vs BA Gold (Emerald):
- CX Gold I think puts you higher up on the CX op-up list than OW Emerald
- CX Gold gives you the guaranteed economy class seat (as least for full fare economy)
- CX Gold doesn't require the 4 sectors on BA
- BA Gold gets you OWE benefits including F lounge access
- BAEC generally has better earn/burn ratios
- BAEC eventually gets you lifetime Emerald but it sounds like you are borderline Sapphire so it will take you a long time to get there
- CX Gold I think puts you higher up on the CX op-up list than OW Emerald
- CX Gold gives you the guaranteed economy class seat (as least for full fare economy)
- CX Gold doesn't require the 4 sectors on BA
- BA Gold gets you OWE benefits including F lounge access
- BAEC generally has better earn/burn ratios
- BAEC eventually gets you lifetime Emerald but it sounds like you are borderline Sapphire so it will take you a long time to get there
Mar 30, 2017 | 1:26 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: JFK 🇺🇸 (mostly); YVR 🇨🇦 (a bit less); HKG 🇭🇰 (even less)
Programs: Marco Polo GR 😂😂; HHonors Gold; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 495
VIP (Heads of State, Government Bodies, or Canto Pop/Movie stars)
CX Diamond Plus
CX Diamond Invitation, Diamond
CX Gold
CX management staff on travel duty
oneworld Emerald
CX staff on duty nominees , other airline staff nominees, CX staff on personal travel
oneworld Sapphire
CX Silver
oneworld Ruby
CX Green
Asia Miles
Non status
Mar 30, 2017 | 4:06 pm
#8
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: CX
Posts: 211
You have to carefully think over what are the fare classes you will be purchasing on CX for your HK-Asia/Aus/NA trips. If you stick to PEY and above, you should be fine. But if you will be purchasing sub Y fares, chances are you won't be meeting your desired BA Silver/Gold.
Mar 30, 2017 | 7:10 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG
Programs: CX Diamond, AA exExPlat, BAEC exGold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Starriott Titanium, GE
Posts: 3,087
No, OWS is ahead of CX SL:
VIP (Heads of State, Government Bodies, or Canto Pop/Movie stars)
CX Diamond Plus
CX Diamond Invitation, Diamond
CX Gold
CX management staff on travel duty
oneworld Emerald
CX staff on duty nominees , other airline staff nominees, CX staff on personal travel
oneworld Sapphire
CX Silver
oneworld Ruby
CX Green
Asia Miles
Non status
VIP (Heads of State, Government Bodies, or Canto Pop/Movie stars)
CX Diamond Plus
CX Diamond Invitation, Diamond
CX Gold
CX management staff on travel duty
oneworld Emerald
CX staff on duty nominees , other airline staff nominees, CX staff on personal travel
oneworld Sapphire
CX Silver
oneworld Ruby
CX Green
Asia Miles
Non status
Mar 30, 2017 | 7:45 pm
#10
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,797
Your profile says you already have BA Silver - what do you like about BA silver vs CX?
Mar 30, 2017 | 8:56 pm
#11
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: HKG / YVR
Programs: CX MPC GO, BAEC Silver, AC, HHonors Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 56
BA Silver is has a good earn/burn ratio and the household account comes in handy! Also, there is a 50% avios bonus which is great! Especially, I can even earn TPs when I am flying on cheap intra-EU fares. But the one consideration is, it seems CX gives better soft-perks to its own MPC members...
Mar 31, 2017 | 12:02 am
#13
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,797
Agree with 1010101
Mar 31, 2017 | 2:36 am
#14
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: KUL/BOS
Programs: AZ FA+, BA & UA Gold
Posts: 344
BAEC no doubt.
Bonus miles on AA/JL/BA, soft landing, cheap regional flights, and about 50-100% easier to achieve.
However... you're HKG based you have ample choices of credit cards earning Asia Miles to redeem, so if you don't fly that much- CX might be the better way to get flight awards.
Bonus miles on AA/JL/BA, soft landing, cheap regional flights, and about 50-100% easier to achieve.
However... you're HKG based you have ample choices of credit cards earning Asia Miles to redeem, so if you don't fly that much- CX might be the better way to get flight awards.
Mar 31, 2017 | 3:12 pm
#15
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, AA 1MM lifetime gold, Starwood gold, Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 719
I too would go for BAEC gold (OWE) rather than CX MPC gold (OWS). CX generally treats other airlines OWE very well, including being high up on the op up priority list.