I certainly hope so. I normally do all I can to stay in the Star Alliance, but when I checked an open jaw ORD-MXP 5/19 then BCN-ORD 5/29 at ITA it turned up $561 a/i on Delta, substantially cheaper than anyone else. Same time last year on a similar itinerary, the cheapest fare was $1268.
/off to get a Sky Miles number