Any point in enrolling?
May 7, 2017 | 5:59 pm
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Any point in enrolling?
I'm flying with the family from USA to CPH next week. I can't imagine ever flying SAS again I mean maybe but I can't imagine it happening anytime soon. Is there any point in sighing up me or my family in their FF program? I am flying Plus and would love to upgrade to Biz, will I get much of a discount if I join? Anything else I'm missing? Thanks
May 8, 2017 | 12:10 am
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I'm flying with the family from USA to CPH next week. I can't imagine ever flying SAS again I mean maybe but I can't imagine it happening anytime soon. Is there any point in sighing up me or my family in their FF program? I am flying Plus and would love to upgrade to Biz, will I get much of a discount if I join? Anything else I'm missing? Thanks
Just a option, to be fair I have not looked into the ua earnings at all. Edit: looks like A fares earn 100% to ua so A3 200% looks mighty fine
May 8, 2017 | 12:21 am
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Also one possibility is if you want status you could join Egypt airs program and make a family account
All miles are credited towards elite status including your familys miles toward YOUR status so Star Gold for 2 years is possible 
http://www.egyptairplus.com/MS_Membe...te/levels.html
Just an idea Egyptair plus credits SK a fares at 150% so if your flying with your spouse and 2 kids east coast to chp thats over 46000 miles so wont be enough for gold but if there are three kids we get close, also if flying from MIA or LAX or SFO it starts to add up
All miles are credited towards elite status including your familys miles toward YOUR status
so Star Gold for 2 years is possible http://www.egyptairplus.com/MS_Membe...te/levels.html
Just an idea
Egyptair plus credits SK a fares at 150% so if your flying with your spouse and 2 kids east coast to chp thats over 46000 miles so wont be enough for gold but if there are three kids we get close, also if flying from MIA or LAX or SFO it starts to add up
May 8, 2017 | 1:22 am
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I'm flying with the family from USA to CPH next week. I can't imagine ever flying SAS again I mean maybe but I can't imagine it happening anytime soon. Is there any point in sighing up me or my family in their FF program? I am flying Plus and would love to upgrade to Biz, will I get much of a discount if I join?
What fare bucket? Look here for SAS partners http://www.wheretocredit.com/sas-scandinavian-airlines
General http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
With non USA airlines always expect to travel in the class you buy. Non USA airlines do not do upgrades like USA based airlines. That usually means you pay cash for the full fare difference to business class.
May 8, 2017 | 1:28 am
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What ffp's are you a member of now? AA & WN in your profile. Any others?
What fare bucket? Look here for SAS partners http://www.wheretocredit.com/sas-scandinavian-airlines
General http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
With non USA airlines always expect to travel in the class you buy. Non USA airlines do not do upgrades like USA based airlines. That usually means you pay cash for the full fare difference to business class.
What fare bucket? Look here for SAS partners http://www.wheretocredit.com/sas-scandinavian-airlines
General http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
With non USA airlines always expect to travel in the class you buy. Non USA airlines do not do upgrades like USA based airlines. That usually means you pay cash for the full fare difference to business class.
sure they are not complimentary but most of the times not anywhere near full fare difference . That said the Plus to Business upgrades are more pricier then then Economy to Plus ones. If OP is flying in high demand days it may also be difficult to get a upgrade to business.
May 8, 2017 | 1:29 am
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Heres the plusgrade thread the OP may want to look at
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/sas-e...hes-ot-43.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/sas-e...hes-ot-43.html
May 13, 2017 | 9:30 am
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Thanks for the tips. I guess I'll try and credit to A3. Can they do that at checkin? I don't fly UA. I only have status on WN and AA, also fly Delta and JetBlue a bit. It no current status.
May 14, 2017 | 5:48 am
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I signed us all up on A3. Flying from MIA it looks I'll earn about 20,000 miles each. But. I can't combine accounts until I hit silver which is 24,000 points but I can probably swing a few US domestic F trips on United (I really dislike them but that's a separate story) before the end of year to get me an addl 4K and then if I understand correctly, I can merge accounts. Thanks for the tips. Oh yah, and I'm excited to visit Denmark. Hopefully my wife's maiden name doesn't screw me on her points but even if so the kids will be nice.
May 14, 2017 | 6:04 am
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I signed us all up on A3. Flying from MIA it looks I'll earn about 20,000 miles each. But. I can't combine accounts until I hit silver which is 24,000 points but I can probably swing a few US domestic F trips on United (I really dislike them but that's a separate story) before the end of year to get me an addl 4K and then if I understand correctly, I can merge accounts. Thanks for the tips. Oh yah, and I'm excited to visit Denmark. Hopefully my wife's maiden name doesn't screw me on her points but even if so the kids will be nice.
does not need to have same address etc plus yoo get 1000 welcome miles (or atleast you used to) that are elite qualifying as well so only 23k