Originally Posted by
LongviewTX
Why do you guys keep saying that MileagePlus will be a surviving FF program after the merger. Has it been officially confirmed? The mere fact of the merged airlines getting United name (but Continental's CEO) doesn't automatically moves OnePass to the graveyard.
Officially this merger is a merger of equal and chances are that either OP or MP will survive (or neither of them to that extent - it may all evolve into a brand new FF program with a brand new credit card).
Exactly my thought. Everyone automatically assumes CO is folded into UA ... Let's look at WHO runs the merged airline now? It is CO's CEO calling the shot. And look at whose planes are painted over? They are UA's.
This is the similar scenario as what happened when Bank One and Chase had a "Merger of Equals" back in 2004 - it was Bank One's CEO who called the shot... They just used JP Morgan Chase name because it was a much more wellknown name than Bank One. Ditto as the merger of National Bank and Bank of America. The latter even lost the HQ in SFO and now is based in Charlotte, NC where National had its HQ before the merger.
The 2 FF programs are now getting aligned one aspect at a time. It will be 2012 before the 2 programs fully meshed together. Until then all the speculation of CO card will go away or turn into UA card is premature speculation.
Unless you are very keen on the EQM, otherwise the Sapphire care would be a better option.
lwildernorva have given an excellent analysis on this topic.