Not certain if this is the best place to post, but I am totally PO'd at both United and Continental. For 2010 I have Platinum Status on Continental and Premier Exec. status on United. I was anticipating that the OnePass and Mileage Plus programs would merge so I did not combine my miles into one account. As a result I will have silver status in both programs next year.

I questioned both Continental and United multiple times during the year for an answer on how the elite miles will be treated and each time I received a response with the same marketing rhetoric. The only thing I really care about is the 100% mileage bonus vs 25%. If the two carriers were more upfront about thier plans to keep the programs seperate at the time of the merger I would have combined miles and forgone any upgrades to protect my status for 2011.

Anyone else have similar thoughts? I think we are gettting screwed if we have elite status in both programs. Screw United and Continental-thankfully I am still going to be at least platinum on Delta! Delta at least had the courtesy to combine elite miles during the NWA merger!!!