Which OW programme to join?
 

Some people I know are flying NCL-LHR on BA, LHR-MAD on IB, MAD to GYE on LA and back. They are flying in economy under fares booking into the lower fare buckets and are likely to fly on OW in the future under the same conditions.

I do not think that the BAEC is the right account for them to join since they will only get 25% of the Y miles.

They are not interested in status but would like to make a meaningful redemption one day so the ability to earn mileage is more important than tier points and their equivalent.

Which OW programme would you join if you were them?

Many thanks in advance.

There are other factors to consider, like how often they fly and if they have a cc which already gives them miles and will help accelerate their accrual.
AA is great for those in the US because of the cc's and other ways of getting miles without flying. Plus all miles count towards lifetime status and there are no fuel surcharges when redeeming awards.

I would avoid joining the Mexicana scheme at present

They expect to fly longhaul about twice a year on oneworld carriers under the same conditions, probably for at least the next 5-10 years.

I understand that they are rather attached to their Marks & Spencer credit card at the moment so I think that it is unlikely that they would get a mileage credit card.

They are based in the UK.

Bump :p

Let's move to over to the oneworld alliance forum which hopefully will open up feedback from a broader cross section of our community.

Prospero
Moderator: BAEC forum

If the trip is not until after Oct 1, I would wait prior to making the decision. AA/BA/IB will be announcing join-routes due to the recent authorization on ATI and it is likely the FF schemes may get some tweaking as well.

Seems like these people are not consistently flying the same airline. In that case I would recommend AA since it has probably the best earn/burn ratio generally (although its not the best for some geographies). You do need to fly 4 segments on AA per year to gain status according to their terms but by my parents' experience, this is not enforced. My parents have flying only RJ and BA and made it to Platinum on AA.