Originally Posted by
JIM_Travel
As the thread starter, I am "going rogue" in my quest to earn a free flight or two for my family and will bank on DL to get me there, starting with my trip to Asia. I may regret it, but you know, there were many reasons it made sense. Spouse and I already had miles on DL, Alaska is a pretty big player where I am (Hawaiian has a couple of flights), SPG card giving 1.25:1 ratio on DL miles. I hope to be as positive as Mooper when all is said and done.
[Of course, I could also be going on many a rant when all is said and done too]
Make sure you report back on your "going rogue" experience. The airline experience itself is in the top tier of US airlines. The backlash is against the "loyalty" program.
Some might say these aren't valid, but hopefully your reaction isn't like those of posters on DL's official blog when the three-tier system was announced:
Delta Blog - New Skymiles Award Structure