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Originally Posted by hewhofliesalittle (Post 13636989)

Notwithstanding all that has been said above, there's one BIG problem with *A. that I have not yet been able to resolve. They lack a LHR-AMS direct route.

BMI was the only *A carrier doing that flight, and they are about to drop it.

Therefore, if you fly LHR-AMS with any regularity, SkyTeam would be my recommended option.

2nd big problem is HKG-TPE
There is no * carrier fly this route now.
If you want to fly between HKG-TPE, you need to route through PVG.
It's like you fly from NYC to D.C. and you have transfer in Kansas City.....

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Originally Posted by abraxis (Post 13450008)

*Alliance is the only reason I stick with UA. I fly to Asia often and they've got most of it locked up with NH, OZ, SQ, TG, CA, FM and others. Coincidentally, those carriers go where I want to go! :D

Thanks for this, i also needed the verification on the Asia info.

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Originally Posted by pigx5 (Post 13706103)

http://bodybuilderspro.info/customim...088/random.gif2nd big problem is HKG-TPE
There is no * carrier fly this route now.
If you want to fly between HKG-TPE, you need to route through PVG.
It's like you fly from NYC to D.C. and you have transfer in Kansas City.....

Taht really sucks.

This was an interesting comparative done in 2009.

http://www.insideflyer.com/articles/...e.php?key=5794

What has changed now? I was CO Gold once i.e. SkyTeam Elite and now Star Alliance.

I dont have status anymore but am looking at using the Aegen for Gold Status.

Wondering which ALLIANCE is best now?

What matters to me:
- Award / Redemption of Miles for International Long Haul FC/ BC (Once in a while)
- Baggage allowance (more often)
- Priority Security etc (more frequent)

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 13445940)

Use Lufthansa and their hubs in FRA, MUC and DUS - as well as affiliated hubs in BRU, ZRH, GVA and LHR - for your European travels.

Credit to your UA account.

Profit.

Be aware that on LH, discount economy within Europe gets no miles on United.

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Originally Posted by sosafan (Post 21393048)

Be aware that on LH, discount economy within Europe gets no miles on United.

Only the absolute lowest fares - K, L, T - are non-earning.

Also, my original post is now 3.5 years old. ;)

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Originally Posted by xmlsoa (Post 21392159)

If you want long-haul F then SkyTeam is the worst option, though none are particularly great as F cabins are shrinking, access to awards is being limited and YQ surcharges grow. All 3 provide similar baggage benefits to elites, though the implementations do vary slightly. And most provide priority security at their home/allaince partner hub airports. OW gets bonus points for LHR FastTrack for top elites (I think), a relatively new benefit. Of course, if you can simply avoid LHR instead I'd say that's a better benefit.