well, my (LH-Senator and UA Premier Executive 1K) inner-european coach class comparison for the flights I take for meetings with/at the BECK's brewery in Bremen) looks like this:

itinerary in paid eco on LH flights:
Zurich - Munich/Frankfurt - Bremen and return (the Munich stop, arriving before noon, leaving early afternoon, is for a quick visit to the Nurnberg Bratwurstglöckerl am Dom)

miles credited to UA Mileage Plus:
4 segments * 500 miles = 2'000 miles and 2'000 status miles!

miles credited to LH miles&more:
4 segments * 1'250 miles = 5'000 miles and 5'000 status miles.

status comparisons:[*]20 such itineraries would make me (I am based in Switzerland; if I would be based in Germany: 30) a Senator; I would need 25 itineraries for Premier Executive or even 50 to reach 1K with UA Mileage. Plus.[*]the status achieved with the LH miles&more program (in any 12 subsequent months, with UA only per calendar year) would be valid > 24 months (UA only calendar year + 2 months).

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 12-14-2000).]