TK or OZ Star Alliance Program based in ZRH?
 

Hi all

I am a current M&M silver member and didn't make enough miles to hit Gold this period. Had I been with TK or OZ, I would have hit their minimum and become Gold and therefore I'm looking to swap SA programs.

Will TK or OZ status match my silver?
Do I have to fly on one of their flights to be eligible to accrue/spend miles?
Which program would you recommend being based in ZRH (I tend to fly LX mostly).
Which program has the best award redemptions (lowest milage requirement for economy is fine)
Does either program offer Gold via segments (I tend to fly a lot of short hops in Europe)

Thanks in advance

Briefly: No, no, depends if you only fly economy or also business, I think both programs are a major pain to redeem with (no online service), no (well, OZ technically does but only on OZ metal).

If you only fly LX (or LH) within Europe you might stay put, since FTL gives you access to LX/LH business lounges anyway. Otherwise, you might want to consider an "investment" and do a mileage run to make SEN, match SEN to TK*G, fulfil the requirement to extend the *G, and then maintain that. Check out the status match thread in the TK forum.

Look carefully at what booking classes you have flown over the last 12 months and simulate how many miles you would have *actually* earned in the two programs before you take the plunge.