<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by suzy1K:
The gate agent said the flight was packed and I'd be lucky to get on, unless I was "Preferred Gold" (their 1K level)</font>
Actually, I believe Gold is equivalent to Premier Executive. The 3 levels on US are Silver (25K miles), Gold (50K), and Chairman's (100K).