Originally Posted by
belynch
Did you get another one of your legendary op-ups to US F? The same US F that no one buys, which is why they (theoretically) op-up alliance elites?
No, this was an award ticket, and there was a waitlist for elite upgrades on both flights, so no *G op-ups at all on these.
I originally had a 3-segment route US-US-CO, but changed to a 2-segment US-US route out of convenience when space opened (and with the knowledge/experience that the CO space out of SFO would likely never open to make it an all-CO itin anyway).
You can debate all you want about whether US and CO F are comparable (heck, on short pretzel only routes US is actually better from a service standpoint). The fundamental difference is I don't fly (anyone) for the amenities.
I travel to get places. Within a reasonable window of when I was scheduled to arrive there. US fails at that.
Though the numbers say otherwise.
US beat CO in on-time performance in the last four reported quarters, as well as the cumulative last 12 months, according to the
DOT.
The only month in the latest report where CO beat US was in Jan. 2010, but when you roll that into the 3 months ending Jan. 2010, US ends up beating out CO for the 3-month period, not to mention the whole year.