New One World Flyer ~ Where to collect?
Jan 6, 2008 | 11:00 am
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New One World Flyer ~ Where to collect?
About to fly my first oneworld flight in quite some time. Looking for advice on which airline to collect with.
BA SYD-BKK-LHR-FCO in Business Class
Don't know if I'll fly enough this year to get status, so my question may be, which oneworld partner is easiest to get status with, flying premium cabins?
I live in Asia. Travel a few times a year to North America. Fly Inter-Asia occasionally.
thanks in advance, stp
BA SYD-BKK-LHR-FCO in Business Class
Don't know if I'll fly enough this year to get status, so my question may be, which oneworld partner is easiest to get status with, flying premium cabins?
I live in Asia. Travel a few times a year to North America. Fly Inter-Asia occasionally.
thanks in advance, stp
Jan 6, 2008 | 11:49 am
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About to fly my first oneworld flight in quite some time. Looking for advice on which airline to collect with.
BA SYD-BKK-LHR-FCO in Business Class
Don't know if I'll fly enough this year to get status, so my question may be, which oneworld partner is easiest to get status with, flying premium cabins?
I live in Asia. Travel a few times a year to North America. Fly Inter-Asia occasionally.
thanks in advance, stp
BA SYD-BKK-LHR-FCO in Business Class
Don't know if I'll fly enough this year to get status, so my question may be, which oneworld partner is easiest to get status with, flying premium cabins?
I live in Asia. Travel a few times a year to North America. Fly Inter-Asia occasionally.
thanks in advance, stp
SYD-LHR-FCO in business is 280 status credits each way (320 if ticketed as SYD-BKK-LHR-FCO. Need 350 for silver status (one world ruby) and 700 for gold status (one world sapphire). Once have status need less to requalify (300 and 600 respectively).
You need sapphire status to get lounge access (when not flying business or first). As a comparison *G has more benefits than one world sapphire and is roughly equivalent to one world emerald.
Jan 6, 2008 | 1:52 pm
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Ticketed as SYD-LHR, and looks like QF may be the one for me. Have an old QF card that I could dust off, actually.
With the AA idea, the platinum challenge just occured to me. Understand that middle tier with AA gets no domestic lounge access, but are there more drawbacks to the AA program that I'm missing?
With the AA idea, the platinum challenge just occured to me. Understand that middle tier with AA gets no domestic lounge access, but are there more drawbacks to the AA program that I'm missing?
Jan 6, 2008 | 3:18 pm
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Ticketed as SYD-LHR, and looks like QF may be the one for me. Have an old QF card that I could dust off, actually.
With the AA idea, the platinum challenge just occured to me. Understand that middle tier with AA gets no domestic lounge access, but are there more drawbacks to the AA program that I'm missing?
With the AA idea, the platinum challenge just occured to me. Understand that middle tier with AA gets no domestic lounge access, but are there more drawbacks to the AA program that I'm missing?
AAdvantage has very good earn/burn ratio, but it cannot be used for non-AA upgrades.
Jan 6, 2008 | 11:18 pm
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Jan 7, 2008 | 8:01 pm
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Just backtracking again - what class of travel is the rest of your normal travel? If in business then you will get lounge access when you fly anyway so status wont improve it that much. I would suggest AA really - sure a little slow for you to get status but once you get AA Platinum you get the 100% bonus on CX which you do not get on QF. The greater earn/burn ratio might outweigh status.
Also if you fly to the US and get top tier in AA you could use their eVIPs to upgrade into First.
Status is great if you can get it but I think on some levels getting status is only most useful if not flying in premium cabins already.
just my 2.2c
Also if you fly to the US and get top tier in AA you could use their eVIPs to upgrade into First.
Status is great if you can get it but I think on some levels getting status is only most useful if not flying in premium cabins already.
just my 2.2c
Jan 8, 2008 | 3:51 am
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Jan 8, 2008 | 7:38 am
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As it turns out, looks like I'll be flying double of what I originally thought.
BA SYD-(BKK)-LHR-FCO
BA SYD-(SIN)-LHR-BCN
QF BNE-SYD
QF BNE-SYD
All discounted Biz (assuming D class)
That makes 4 BA segs, but only 2 on QF, and none on AA. Although I'll be in the US several times this year, if I need a quick 4 segs.
Will this get me Saphire on BA, AA, QF, etc. or close to it? By Kiwi Flyer's post it appears I'd be very close on QF)
My US travel, if any wil likely be in Econ, but I usually buy Inter-Asia Biz.
I feel like a fish out of water here in oneworld, thanks for the excelent input.
BA SYD-(BKK)-LHR-FCO
BA SYD-(SIN)-LHR-BCN
QF BNE-SYD
QF BNE-SYD
All discounted Biz (assuming D class)
That makes 4 BA segs, but only 2 on QF, and none on AA. Although I'll be in the US several times this year, if I need a quick 4 segs.
Will this get me Saphire on BA, AA, QF, etc. or close to it? By Kiwi Flyer's post it appears I'd be very close on QF)
My US travel, if any wil likely be in Econ, but I usually buy Inter-Asia Biz.
I feel like a fish out of water here in oneworld, thanks for the excelent input.
Jan 8, 2008 | 2:00 pm
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Yes. Each of those are only one ways. The SYD-LHR's are ticketed as through flights.
It looks like, on QF, the 2 BA longhauls add up to 560. Add the QF segs for 80= 640. Still 60 short, but pretty darn close.
Looks like thoses flights collecting with BA will get me close with 500 tier points.
LA, CX, and the others are still a puzzle to me
It looks like, on QF, the 2 BA longhauls add up to 560. Add the QF segs for 80= 640. Still 60 short, but pretty darn close.
Looks like thoses flights collecting with BA will get me close with 500 tier points.
LA, CX, and the others are still a puzzle to me