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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 7:25 pm
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Originally Posted by mbreuer
As a hub-captive flyer, probably.
I would hardly call LAX a captive hub. It's two of one and half a dozen of the other. Would you rather fly LAX to Europe on UA, then connect in the back of the plane on LH to final destination? (i.e. LH does not honor UA upgrades) Or would you rather fly Business Elite on DL from LAX-JFK and connect in the front of the DL plane to final destination? I just don't fly UA unless I am compelled and then the mileage upgrade ameliorates the situation.
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