best FF program for eco flyer
May 5, 2003 | 4:02 pm
#1
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best FF program for eco flyer
I am *A Gold considering to switch to One world. I am flying mostly between US and Europe (UK, Germany) in discounted Eco. What is the best program to join to get the miles counted and to get some status? Looked into BA and Quantas but it would take me over 10 round trips in dicounted eco to get silver on BA!
May 5, 2003 | 5:22 pm
#2
Join Date: Apr 2003
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If you are flying BA then AAdv is o good for you as most of your flights are translantic and exempt.
On QF FF JFK-LHR in disc eco - you would need 7 round trips to achieve silver. If you are going to Germany (two extra sectors from/to LHR then fewer trips).
On QF FF JFK-LHR in disc eco - you would need 7 round trips to achieve silver. If you are going to Germany (two extra sectors from/to LHR then fewer trips).
May 5, 2003 | 6:46 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by alect:
If you are flying BA then AAdv is o good for you as most of your flights are translantic and exempt.</font>
If you are flying BA then AAdv is o good for you as most of your flights are translantic and exempt.</font>
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May 9, 2003 | 11:00 am
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On the other hand it would make far more sense to fly transatlantic on AA if you are flying discounted economy - MRTC gives AA the clear advantage for economy customers. In that case BA membership would be useless to you (no miles accumulation on AA flights) and you might consider AAdvantage as your best OneWorld option. You will also have the advantage of direct flights to both UK and Germany. Status accumulation is still a problem though.
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May 9, 2003 | 4:13 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by hvd:
[B]Status accumulation is still a problem though.
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[B]Status accumulation is still a problem though.
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