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I’m a BA bronze at the moment chasing silver status this year – I’ve recently moved roles in my company which will involve occasional US east coast trips booked by our online booking tool- an upcoming trip and future trips the business tool seems to favour United! 🙁 Much to my disappointment. I haven’t flown with them in years mainly because I think they’re a terrible airline. AA don’t seem to feature on the tool for some reason and BA is over £1000 more so outside of policy. Virgin appears occasionally depending on my dates. I joined SAS last year is it worth joining United and favouring SA as a group or any suggestions on how to get those Tier points another way? Has the codeshare with aerlingus gone now?
If you know that you’ll fly 4 times with them in 120 days, United will status match your bronze to their silver – https://viewfromthewing.com/uniteds-new-2024-status-match-your-golden-ticket-to-elite-perks/
Codeshare has ended https://www.headforpoints.com/2023/10/23/aer-lingus-ends-united-airlines-codeshare/
United points can be very valuable for shorthaul on expensive flights on non-United metal. I’m looking at NBO-ADD at the moment and the economy flights are fixed at £579 return every day but only 17600 miles and $88. United miles normally value at 1.3c/mile, this gives 3.7c/mile.
I’d basically forget the UA/EI link up. It wasn’t a way to earn BA TPs anyway as EI aren’t in One World.
If you are going to be flying UA a lot then I’d join that scheme and airlines tend to offer their own elites first dibs on upgrades etc.
Ah my misunderstanding I thought I could get tier points on that code share.
Not sure I’ll get four flights in two months but I’ll get two for sure!
Other options on this route include Jet Blue which I’ve read has no lounge and Delta any advice on which I should favour over these and United as I’m starting fresh?Whoops I mean four flights in four months :/
You might want to take a couple of days hols and fly some United internals, or do an out and back in a day to make the challenge stick.
I would favour United over DL purely because I find that stack of United miles more useful in europe and africa than delta’s but it all depends on what you want to use them for in the future.
Jetblue can be credited to Qatar if you still want Avios https://miles.travel-dealz.com/en/programs/B6
Ok this is really helpful. My husband and I do favour trips to Africa. Will definitely need to educate myself on the programme.
Perhaps a weekend to visit family in Boston could be on the cards 😉
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