Travelling on BA. Which FF account to open

[Industrybuff]

Hello all

im posting in hope of your expert advice

I have booked BA flights SYDSINLHR return in W
and LGWCTA Y class and DBVLGWin Y class cabins

im a total novice on which program to join to
get the most miles.

Also can anyone recommend a program that excellerates
status and roughly how many points I could expect
to earn out from this trip ?
I'm eternally grateful for any/all advice
cheers

 

[simongr]

It really depends on a heap of factors. For a start not all whY class fares earn at the same rate.

If crediting to QF then GKLMNOQSV fares only earn at 25% Only BHY earn at 100%.

If crediting to BA then a similar set of restrictions to earning Tier points comes up.

That is just on earning...

 

[Mwenenzi]

If you live in Australia and travel infrequently best to join Qantas
Join QF freq flyer for nil cost via https://www.everydayrewards.com.au/
American Airlines are another option. BA not an viable option for Aust residents, as they do/did not allow Aust residents to sign up

On the SYD-SIN-LHR is counted as SYD-LHR unless you have a stopover - change of flight number in SIN
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=...=kts&RANGE-STYLE=best&RANGE-COLOR=&MAP-STYLE=

http://www.slfft.org/mm/award.htm?p2p=SYD-LHR,LGW-CTT,DBV-LGW&cabins=y

To get status you need to fly a lot

 

[markis10]

What you earn is one part of the equation, what you want to use the points for is the more important point, not much point crediting to a program where its hard to spend points or uneconomical, or one where there are few local partners to build up additional points.

 

[wandering_fred]

Do you ever get to the states?

The AA program has pluses and minuses, with a lot of the pluses dependent on being in the USA at some point. However, at least for the moment, the requirement to take 4 AA flights to earn status is "ignored"

SIN-LHR in premium Y round trip (in the same CALENDAR year) will earn you AA Gold status (EQP = 10573*1.5*2 = 31719). 25% mileage bonus and the ability to check in at the business or One World Ruby counter. OTOH the approx 25K redeemable miles earned will permit the redemption of a round trip on QF anywhere in Australia and NZ or a one way to SEAsia from Australia. Not a lot but probably more than with the QF program. And do it again and you have lounge access. :mrgreen:

Where if you already had four QF flights then you could also get QF silver with the 4 premium Y segments. 240 SC on a single flight number 300 SC if changing flights in Singapore

Your mileage may vary. Wandering is sometimes educational

Fred