Originally Posted by
intrepid720
If you fly TPAC's, and don't upgrade to C or F, then I would highly recommend United. Economy plus alone is worth it! Travel within China might be problematic, but I think Shanghai Air is now part of *A.
And United (along with AA) has the best availability for awards of any domestic carrier.
My main beef with UA, and the main reason I abandoned them this year, is its new award chart, which is near the bottom of *A barrel. Add *net filtering to the equation, and the miles are basically worthless (though not as worthless as DL's). E+ is nice, but you can always trade for a 3P sponsorship (for E+) and accrue in a more generous program.