Star Alliance v. Oneworld
Dec 31, 2015 | 11:12 am
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Star Alliance v. Oneworld
I am currently stuck between two alliances. I know I'm posting this in the *A forum, but I don't know where else to put this. So my situation is that my travel patterns involve both alliances but I need to settle towards one. Benefits and quality will probably determine my choice.
I travel to Europe a few times a year for vacation, and *A is always my choice. However, my most travelled domestic route, SNA-DFW, is only operated by American, a Oneworld carrier.
My current status is only on *A (TK *G). If I continue to fly SNA-DFW I can earn American Airlines Gold (OW Ruby).
What is the best idea? To let my TK status expire and fly to Europe using the limited options Oneworld provides? Or to continue with mid-tier status in *A and low level status in OW?
I travel to Europe a few times a year for vacation, and *A is always my choice. However, my most travelled domestic route, SNA-DFW, is only operated by American, a Oneworld carrier.
My current status is only on *A (TK *G). If I continue to fly SNA-DFW I can earn American Airlines Gold (OW Ruby).
What is the best idea? To let my TK status expire and fly to Europe using the limited options Oneworld provides? Or to continue with mid-tier status in *A and low level status in OW?
Dec 31, 2015 | 12:20 pm
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Dec 31, 2015 | 9:46 pm
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Star Alliance v. Oneworld
There are several carriers that fly SNA-DFW, though AA may be the only nonstop option.
I know everyone's priorities are different, but UA (and DL) fly lots of one-stops - UA with a connection in IAH, DEN or SFO. I know one-stops aren't necessarily preferable to everyone or even some much of the time, but they are an option if you want to keep your *A status and you fly this route as a big part of making it. If you live in a large city, with flights to practically everywhere, having to do a 1-stop probably sounds like a burden, but with my home city being mid-size basically means unless I am going to a hub of one of the major three (and even then, not all of them are served), I need to always make a connection, so you get used to it.
I know everyone's priorities are different, but UA (and DL) fly lots of one-stops - UA with a connection in IAH, DEN or SFO. I know one-stops aren't necessarily preferable to everyone or even some much of the time, but they are an option if you want to keep your *A status and you fly this route as a big part of making it. If you live in a large city, with flights to practically everywhere, having to do a 1-stop probably sounds like a burden, but with my home city being mid-size basically means unless I am going to a hub of one of the major three (and even then, not all of them are served), I need to always make a connection, so you get used to it.
Dec 31, 2015 | 10:34 pm
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There are several carriers that fly SNA-DFW, though AA may be the only nonstop option.
I know everyone's priorities are different, but UA (and DL) fly lots of one-stops - UA with a connection in IAH, DEN or SFO. I know one-stops aren't necessarily preferable to everyone or even some much of the time, but they are an option if you want to keep your *A status and you fly this route as a big part of making it. If you live in a large city, with flights to practically everywhere, having to do a 1-stop probably sounds like a burden, but with my home city being mid-size basically means unless I am going to a hub of one of the major three (and even then, not all of them are served), I need to always make a connection, so you get used to it.
I know everyone's priorities are different, but UA (and DL) fly lots of one-stops - UA with a connection in IAH, DEN or SFO. I know one-stops aren't necessarily preferable to everyone or even some much of the time, but they are an option if you want to keep your *A status and you fly this route as a big part of making it. If you live in a large city, with flights to practically everywhere, having to do a 1-stop probably sounds like a burden, but with my home city being mid-size basically means unless I am going to a hub of one of the major three (and even then, not all of them are served), I need to always make a connection, so you get used to it.