Originally Posted by
HeathrowGuy
IMHO, it's virtually inevitable for CO to go to 100K for the Platinum tier, but they can likely delay such a change until the 2010 Elite year because the UA codeshare and Star membership will come so late in 2009.
I expect CO and UA to offer just as many reciprocal Elite benefits as CO/NW, and for commercial reasons this will dictate harmonized Elite qualification levels.
Far more worrying, IMHO, is the possibility of CO adopting UA's approach to Star Alliance partners and not award Elite bonus miles for most Star Alliance partner flights.
I'm on pace (with current bookings and plans) to come close to 100K this year. I wonder if CO might do something to recognize (and reward
) those who hit 100K this year as a precursor to possible (*A alignment) changes for 2010.