tcook052
May 22, 06, 2:03 pm
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/brancatelli/2006-05-21-brancatelli_x.htm
The Big Six have relentlessly promoted the fact that this month marks the 25th anniversary of frequent-flier plans. After some initial missteps, American AAdvantage and its progeny have developed into gigantic moneymaking machines for the legacy airlines. And since the terms moneymaking and legacy airlines are almost never used in the same sentence anymore, the Big Six can be forgiven for some of their hyperbole.
The Big Six have relentlessly promoted the fact that this month marks the 25th anniversary of frequent-flier plans. After some initial missteps, American AAdvantage and its progeny have developed into gigantic moneymaking machines for the legacy airlines. And since the terms moneymaking and legacy airlines are almost never used in the same sentence anymore, the Big Six can be forgiven for some of their hyperbole.