Originally Posted by
armattheus
I myself am *alliance but from what I see there are so many restrictions to mileage accrual on OneWorld member airlines. What really is the advantage? Scheduling for reward tickets seems good but for an American resident what are the advantages?
You're a *A flyer out of NYC, which means that until recently you were flying US a lot, right? Apparently you value US's hard and soft products more than the average bear, and haven't experienced what AA has to offer, which those who follow this board will attest to being leagues and bounds better. United's product comes closer to AA's but their paltry schedule in NYC means you likely found little value with them.
Now, with the addition of CO things seem to have gotten better for the NYC-based *A flyer. But did you really brave years of *A before CO arrived and are still asking this question?
In the end, to each his/her own, I guess.
Peace.