Originally Posted by
ibr2008
i was about to credit my miles to usair when i started flying qr this summer - they sent an email stating that there would be no elite bonuses - that has been retracted - still confused about what to do for next year - usairways is also becoming as bad as ba with the surcharges etc. aa seems to be a better bet among us airlines - no tie up with qr though
Why would US give you elite bonuses for flying QR? QR is not part of *A.
What I find that QR gives you good mileage for value on many fares that most *A doesn't. Plus as a Silver member on QR's programme, I can get into a lounge when having even *G on any *A member means nothing to QR.