FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - 2011 Mileage Plus and OnePass elite program developments
Old Nov 17, 2010 | 7:16 pm
  #686  
MMProfessor
10 Countries Visited
20 Countries Visited
30 Countries Visited
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: United 1K 3MM
Posts: 393
Originally Posted by astroflyer
Let me ask a question for the 1K's. Excluding PS, do CR-1's really make that much different for upgrades? I mean aside from GS you're already at the head of the UDU queue. So if the CR-1 would clear, wouldn't the UDU probably clear as well? I mean I realize it allows you to prioritize some flights versus other flights marginally, but what's the real value here?

Just for the record, I'm not terribly happy about the changes, but I would like to know why people are so upset about CR-1s'.
1. Not having to sweat it even for somewhat long flights, especially meals (convenience, not because they are gourmet offerings). There are also other coast to coast flights that are not PS.
2. Mrs. MMProfessor will never get UDU. So, when I travel with her, I need the CR1 or else I will be in the back of the plane as well.
MMProfessor is offline