Which Mile program AA or LH
Jul 24, 2004 | 7:44 am
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Which Mileage program AA or LH
Hi flyerfriends
I have a quenstion to the Mileage program from AA and LH.
Has anybody an idea which is better? Does anybody has
expirience with other mileage programs who are better than
those? Just tell me what you think of those?
Thx allot to all for helping.
I have a quenstion to the Mileage program from AA and LH.
Has anybody an idea which is better? Does anybody has
expirience with other mileage programs who are better than
those? Just tell me what you think of those?
Thx allot to all for helping.
Last edited by AA68; Jul 24, 2004 at 8:03 am
Jul 24, 2004 | 9:11 am
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Why not both?
I have AA EXP and LH SEN and find it useful to have both. I do the vast majority of my flying on AA, which I find to be generous and flexible, at least for the type of flying and places I usually go. UPG'd on 99.99999% of my AA domestic segments, even when UPG's were scarce. International UPG's at 100% the past 18 months, including UPG'd at time of reservation for most flights, with only a few where I needed to wait until airport checkin.
LH, on the other hand, has been extremely generous, with 1000 miles/segment minimums and 25% bonuses that were multiplied by the COS bonus. That all comes to an end on 8/1, though still a very generous mile earning program. The benefit I use the most is unlimited RCC and *A lounge access, as long as I am flying a *A carrier. This works for domestic or international segments.
I have not seen any problem getting awards on either program.
A lot depends on your needs, where you are going and the type of fares you buy. I usually buy the lowest available fare and UPG that. AA is the most generous for this type of flying. LH I have used for some of the deep discounted FC fares that were out there, as LH is much more generous (pre 8/1 as they are changing.) With all of the codeshare arrangements, you can go almost anywhere on either program, just not UPG'd on AA codeshares.
LH, on the other hand, has been extremely generous, with 1000 miles/segment minimums and 25% bonuses that were multiplied by the COS bonus. That all comes to an end on 8/1, though still a very generous mile earning program. The benefit I use the most is unlimited RCC and *A lounge access, as long as I am flying a *A carrier. This works for domestic or international segments.
I have not seen any problem getting awards on either program.
A lot depends on your needs, where you are going and the type of fares you buy. I usually buy the lowest available fare and UPG that. AA is the most generous for this type of flying. LH I have used for some of the deep discounted FC fares that were out there, as LH is much more generous (pre 8/1 as they are changing.) With all of the codeshare arrangements, you can go almost anywhere on either program, just not UPG'd on AA codeshares.