Thanks all.

FYI - was pulled from the end of a very long Y check-in line and directed to check in at the elite desks. Showed my boarding pass and BMI silver card at the elite security check point and no problem there (though Y security was maybe only 10m longer). Spent an hour in the lounge with my amex plat and had a great flight to CUN. Now on the beach sipping margarita's.

On the return booked on a 757 in BF (not going to stand in Y line in CUN no matter the cost).

Can life get any better?