New One World Flyer ~ Where to collect?
Jan 8, 2008 | 2:25 pm
#16
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It looks to me that you'd easily make BA Silver but not make QF Gold (both Sapphire) but am not all that expert. BA wants 600 TPs for Silver, QF wants 700 SCs for Gold, so thus:
If you could arrange to go via the US on one of your trips, and use an AA codeshare flight no. on the transpac flight, then AA US-LHR, you could use the Platinum challenge and get to AA Platinum/Sapphire on the SYD-US flight alone, and 2.25x miles for the whole shebang, for a total of something like 58K redeemable miles on AA, vs. somewhat less on the others.
However with BA you'd also solve the 4 flight rule with your itinerary while you're at it.
Code:
Ba Tp Qf Sc Syd Lhr 330 240 Lhr Fco 40 60 Syd Lhr 330 240 Lhr Bcn 40 40 Bne Syd 40 40 Bne Syd 40 40 Total 820 660
However with BA you'd also solve the 4 flight rule with your itinerary while you're at it.
Jan 8, 2008 | 11:20 pm
#18
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Code:
Ba Tp Qf Sc Syd Lhr 220 240 Lhr Fco 40 60 Syd Lhr 220 240 Lhr Bcn 40 40 Bne Syd 40 40 Bne Syd 40 40 Total 600 660
Jan 9, 2008 | 11:59 pm
#19
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One other point about joining the BAEC (assuming you haven't already a member) is that being based in Thailand (assumption again), you can join but will earn Asia Miles rather than BA miles. See this thread from the BA board.
Jan 11, 2008 | 11:53 am
#20
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Jan 11, 2008 | 11:59 am
#21
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I forget the exact date the rule was introduced but yes, it is a relatively new rule which has been in effect for several months now. See the AA forum sticky for details.
Jan 11, 2008 | 12:57 pm
#22
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Jan 14, 2008 | 7:16 pm
#23
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Jan 15, 2008 | 4:11 am
#24
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The oneworld flights I have booked are all part of the CMB-JFK mistake fares. These flights I have posted are indeed one ways, with flights to BNE/SYD before and flights onwards from Europe.
I found a few more orphan LA flights that will bring me up to saphire on BA, but not on QF, so have signed up for BA and will collect with them.
Thanks, as always, for the advice.
I found a few more orphan LA flights that will bring me up to saphire on BA, but not on QF, so have signed up for BA and will collect with them.
Thanks, as always, for the advice.