SR reportedly will join oneworld next month
Mar 20, 2002 | 11:19 am
#17
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: SFO
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JohnAx:
What's all the excitement about? What does Swiss bring to OW that doesn't already exist?</font>
What's all the excitement about? What does Swiss bring to OW that doesn't already exist?</font>
One reason: In order to earn miles on AA for transatlantic flights, my choices are limited. It's pretty much AA and that's it.
Aer Lingus has good service but limited flights and don't seem to offer good connections to the Continent.
Iberia? No.
Finnair? Again, good service but inconvenient to connect to the rest of Europe. For N. America, they only fly to JFK and YYZ.
SWISS offers very good service and a convenient hub in Zurich. They offer good connections to Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 20, 2002 | 11:29 am
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London and Zurich
Programs: AA, BA, Mucci: Sir Roger des Directions Routires, PCR
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Different things to different people.
For me, 100% Q miles with AA for my LHR-ZRH flights - mileage is already 100%, but status would be added. (Contrast this with 0% AA credit on most BA economy fares.)
Also, daylight flights from London to South Africa via Zurich. (BA are overnight.)
For me, 100% Q miles with AA for my LHR-ZRH flights - mileage is already 100%, but status would be added. (Contrast this with 0% AA credit on most BA economy fares.)
Also, daylight flights from London to South Africa via Zurich. (BA are overnight.)