ET,

You may not like the AA program, but please don't make up stuff. You are wrong on just about everything you said above about the AA program. There is no need to debate each statement because they all way off.

As far as what's best for the OP? I agree with few others here. I would look at who gives you the best schedule that meets your needs, and then learn and squeeze out the most out of that program, as each have their good and bad points, but none are really that much above the other.

I live in Sarasota, and I still fly AA exclusively, although I have to use TPA, which means an hour drive everytime I fly. SRQ(about 15-20 minutes away, and 5 minutes to get on and off the plane) is serviced by DL and CO which INHO don't come close to what I need as far as the FF program is concerned, and USAir, a possibility, but their domestic and international schedule is not even close to AA. I started with AA when they did have commuter flights to MIA. With time I've discovered ways to get the most out of my miles and to this day I'm still learning. One of the reasons I'm here , but the real reason I started with AA back then was the fact that they gave me the schedule and destinations I needed, not because somebody told me that their FF program is the best.