So you have BA status now? (BA silver = OW Sapphire = AA Plat).

With AA taxes are not included in the calculation. That is the fare less the taxes is used. Look in the AA forum for more info.

Look in post 2 for links to other AA vs BA ffp threads

Edit
A good BA vs AA summary https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30519715-post3.html
BA Silver (OW Sapp) gives you domestic lounge access for USA domestic flights, where as AA Plat will not

I would really appreciate help on choosing the best FFP for us. We just booked our 1st RTW with OW through JAL. We intend to do another RTW also with OW through JAL as starting in Japan gives us the best price. We currently live in Thailand & are likely to do BKK-YUL, BKK-SEA, YUL-SEA routes once every year or 2 years between our other Asia/Europe explorations. We have family near SEA & MTL.

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Good Award redemption rates & better award access
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
25000-50000 but different carrier & different alliances at this time
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: Economy or Premium Economy when purchasing single segment. Business when using awards or purchasing RTW
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Pleasure
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
Asia & Transpacific
(6) What is your home airport?
BKK
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
No status yet. Delta 40K+ Chase Reserve 300K+
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?

Suggestions appreciated
 

Suggestions is much appreciated.
I currently have 2 Gold *A account; SQ PPS ad TK elite.
Am thinking of starting a One World FFP account.
A quick question too...….any OW airlines has a 2 years validity on their status?.

(1) home airport - Singapore
(2) miles flown each year & in what class? - approx. 100k (60/40 in J & Y class). Fly business for work and mix (depending on availability of reasonable J fares) for leisure
(3) types of fares bought - fly business for work and mix for leisure depending on availability of reasonable J fares
(4) choice of airlines/cabins. work and/or pleasure? For work generally would be SQ. Leisure is pretty mixed and mainly *A.
(5) routes flown most often - Singapore to Europe, USA & Asia.
(6) current FFP status - *A (SQ PPS *G and TK Elite Gold)
(7) What is most important to you in a FFP? Good rates in J, (lounge access, extra baggage, priority boarding, upgrades when flying Y)
(8) Preferred Airlines - SQ & TK

Thank You

I'm a little torn here, not sure if I should just credit the miles to my Alaska account, which is already decently accumulating miles, OR chase a OW status.

I've already got Star Alliance Gold, but even while researching maybe I'm dumb, but it seems a lot less readily available on HOW to qualify. I found it on the BA site, but found it difficult on multiple other ones to see how many miles I needed to fly to earn a status level. I'm also not a huge fan of lacking lounge access when flying within North America.

(1) home airport - YVR
(2) miles flown each year & in what class? - ALMOST exclusively Y, occasionally I'll fly J, but my flying is all leisure. I probably fly between 80-100k butt-in-seat miles a year.
(3) types of fares bought - cheapo fares, it's all leisure, so I kinda go where I find good deals to. If J comes up, I'll buy it, but I'm 99% Y.
(4) choice of airlines/cabins - Y almost entirely. Choice of airline would be based mostly on price or chasing a relevant status. With star gold I often pass up decent OW fares and pay up a little bit for Star.
(5) routes flown most often - Wherever the wind blows, more like whatever happens to be cheap :)
(6) current FFP status - *A (OZ Diamong - Star Gold)
(7) What is most important to you in a FFP? Lounge access. I have no problem with lengthy layovers on cheap tickets if I know I have a place to relax, drink a bit, use a desk and wifi. Redemptions are important as well, reasonable rates/costs. Free seat selections across the alliance would be awesome, if that's even a thing.
(8) Preferred Airlines - Literal answer...probably SQ, but I live in Canada with no SQ flights, so my most common airline is United, or to a lesser extent AC.

So the reason I'm even asking about this is because I already have a short haul BA flight booked, then LHR-YVR in paid F, then YVR-LHR in PY, I think I'll earn some pretty decent credit there. The other reason being I'm trying to buy a ticket from Europe back to YVR and BA is coming up as a pretty great price, it would be in Y, but if it would let me hit status or something then it's more appealing.

Flights already booked...
LGW-TIA - cheapo Y
OTP-LHR - cheapo Y
LHR-YVR - "cheapo" F
YVR-LHR - bought as the return on the "cheapo F" ticket in PY

Planned booking...
ZRH-LHR-YVR - cheapo Y
YVR-LHR - cheapo Y

Seeking Sapphires in the Skies :D
 

Good Weekend All!

I am very grateful for the information and insight this forum offers. I've found a few threads / question similar to but off the mark of what I would like to ask.

I'm seeking to build up to OW Sapphire and maintain at least Ruby for the next several years and from my initial research, QF seems to check most of the items in my list BUT I've seen a lot of love for BA and AY on this forum and thus I would like to share my situation with the community and seek your advice, perhaps there is something I've missed in my own assessment.

Thank you in advance and Happy Flying




(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply:

top requirements, which in order of importance are;
1) Priority Check in
2) Priority Boarding
3) Lounge Access
4) baggage

Miles earning and redemption are not that crucial for me, status benefits are the priority


(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply:

about c. 25,000 to 60,000 miles (25,000 would be pleasure and work adds another 25,000 to 30,000)

in economy 60%, in premium economy and business 20% each

about 5 to 10 flights broken into 10 to 25 sectors (due to my location and choice of Airlines, I often have more transit options vs. direct flying options)


(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply:

economy 60%, premium economy and business 20% each

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply:

yes and yes, I can choose both
75% pleasure and 25% work

(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply:

East Asia (within SEA and South to North) : 60% (most of my economy flights)
SEA to Australia / NZ : 20%
SEA to Europe : 20%

For QF, I estimate it would be convenient to do 2 flights which would give 4 - 8 QF / JQ segments per year (the 8 comes from choosing transit options)

BA and AY, I estimate I can consistently do 1 - 2 flights per year and segments would be 2 - 4

(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply:

I move around due to work and so I can easily chose flights originating from either BKK, SIN or KUL easily.

In fact when travelling business fare for pleasure I compare itineraries originating from these three locations to seek the best fares.

I also have little trouble transiting via ICN and HKG and have done so for the last two years

(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, QF Gold, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply:

OW Ruby from CX, I've had very little trouble maintaining CX Silver for a while now (due to travel destinations) but also have not been able to justify the cost of progressing to CX Gold

*S Gold, I can maintain this with just half my existing annual travel so I've capacity for OW


(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Reply:

preferred: SQ, CX, OZ, BR and (LH / LX)

most common: TG, MI, MH (hence why I wish to build up OW status) and OD

I have NEVER FLOWN on QF, BA or AY. I've seen positive reviews of QF and I could easily change my Australia / New Zealand flights to QF.

looking for some advice on where to credit miles for an upcoming qr flight....i have top status with skyteam (through delta) & with star alliance (through air india) but don't use any one world carrier....this upcoming flight is probably the only one world carrier flight i will be taking in the foreseeable future....

i have booked 10 business class return tickets for myself & my family members on qr for travel between del - dfw....no one in my family is a member of any one world frequent flyer program (i am a member with ba & cx) so i would have to create accounts for all of them once i figure out where to credit the miles....therefore i'm looking to credit these miles to a program that allows family pooling....

any suggestions would be helpful....

Look at BA's "Household Account" option. Sounds like it would work very well for you.

i was looking at ba before i bought the tickets....the 2 things that bother me are high yq to redeem award tickets & they limit the number of members in the household account to 7....but if i can't find a better option then this is where i was going to credit the miles....

Not pooling, but QF allow ff points(~miles) to be transferred between eligible family member for free.
https://www.qantas.com/fflyer/dyn/pr...amilyTransfers
QF is generally a poor ffp. with high cash surcharges on awards

Earn to burn is what needs to be considered

https://www.wheretocredit.com/qr/j

1) What is your home airport?
BRU (Brussels)
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class?
50k last year, mostly in Y (when I pay), 1 or 2 longhaul in J (when client pays)
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
discount Y, with the occassional discount J
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or, class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Yes, full flexibility. A mix of work and pleasure.
(5) Which routes do you fly most often?
All over the place. Last year flown to Asia, Australia, North America, Central America and Europe.
(6) Do you have FFP status of any kind of OW or other airline at present?
200 Tier points in Qantas (which I'll probably not fly again in the next 5 years). almost status on SN Miles & More (national airline I tend to fly a lot intra-Europe)
(7) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Lounge access and upgrades to J
(8) Preferred Airlines
Qatar Airways

Excited to see what you guys come up with.

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply: Fast track, lounge access, upgrade vouchers
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Reply: about 3 - 6 round trips each year, at least one to Europe or US
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Reply: Business/Premium Economy in long-haul, Economy in short haul
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Pleasure
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
Reply: Europe/Intra-Asia
(6) What is your home airport?
Reply: BKK
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Reply: Currently TG*G and formerly BA Silver
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Reply: Any, if price in premium classes is reasonable and in accordance to services, meal, seat quality.

For both Passportinonehand and Noppasit I would imagine crediting to BA would be the best, as the most likely to attain Silver which will give lounge access and other OW Sapphire benefits across the globe. The only difficulty may be the 4 flights needed on BA/IB, although possibly that could be slotted in to a visit to Europe which both suggest would potentially be on their yearly schedule.

Newby looking for advice
 

Hi, taking my first long haul flight with AY to Singapore and not sure which OW programme to join. Flying with my significant other in discounted J. Was considering status challeng with AA, but not sure if it's worth it. Would consider flying BA if I can reach status with them.

1) What is your home airport?
BRU (Brussels)
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class?
between 30-50K, economy intra Europe (Q,H,K), one long haul discount J to Asia
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
economy, discount J long haul
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or, class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Yes, but not the class of service. A mix of work and pleasure.
(5) Which routes do you fly most often?
Intra Europe, Vienna
(6) Do you have FFP status of any kind of OW or other airline at present?
*G with Agean, Silver with miles and more
(7) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Priority Check in, Priority Boarding, Lounge Access, baggage
(8) Preferred Airlines
Austrian, Lufthansa, SN ( because I fly them a lot for work)

Hi everyone, I need some advice to pick a FFP program. I just looked at the flights that I’ve booked for next year and I noticed that I’m consistently flying with oneworld carriers, so I decided I want to join a program, but I need help deciding which one to join.

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply: Lounge Access, Priority/Extra Baggage
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Reply: Around 50,000 miles, 2-3 round trips to SIN in Business, a round trip to US/JP and a few flights within EU in Economy so I would say around 40 sectors in total
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Reply: Business (I or R) to SIN, Economy (L, N, O, Q, S or V) otherwise
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Yes, traveling for pleasure
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
Reply: QR to SIN, AY to US or within EU, JL to JP
(6) What is your home airport?
Reply: GOT, but I usually fly from OSL, CPH or ARN as well
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Reply: No
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Reply: Qatar Airways, Finnair and Japan Airlines

Adding up the amount of status points I can get for the flights I have booked, I can easily reach oneworld Sapphire through BAEC Silver, QRPC Gold and AY+ Gold. I’d be around 300 TPs short of BAEC Gold, around 300 Qpoints short of QRPC Platinum, or around 70k TPs short of AY+ Platinum. I know generally BAEC is the recommended program to join here, and it’s much easier to get the 300 TPs needed for BAEC Gold (compared to how I’d essentially have to double my status points in QRPC and AY+).

My question is, is it worth it to go with BAEC to attain oneworld Emerald? Like I said, 300 TPs within the year shouldn’t be an issue, especially since there are runs like UL to CGK. I think the bigger problem would be getting the 4 BA flights required, since I never fly BA. Though I could just do two roundtrips to LHR or maybe a roundtrip to somewhere else in Europe to reach that (I would never fly medium/long haul with them). Or I guess I could find codeshare flights.

I think that with oneworld Emerald the only difference that I can feel is being able to access First Class lounges? Is there anything else I’m missing? The airports I most often fly through are DOH, SIN, HND and HEL, will it affect me much? The only positive I could think of is that I could status match it to TK to gain *G and decide to switch to flying on *A next year (which is possible since I love NH and SQ). Are there any downsides from joining QRPC or AY+ compared to BAEC? Or is there another program that’s better suited for me? I'd probably want to spend the miles I earn on award upgrades, so that's one reason to not join BAEC I guess.

Thanks in advance, I’d really appreciate the help since I'm really new at this.