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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 12:24 am
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cmn.jcs
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Originally Posted by Michael El
*A Silver gets to use priority security lines.
Not a *A benefit--it's a US silver benefit
Priority boarding on *A partners. I fly UA/CO quite a bit.
Not a marketed *A benefit--do you get priority boarding on non-US-based *A carriers?
Standby fee waived on US Scare flights.
Not a *A benefit--it's a US silver benefit
Priority standby on *A partners.
This is a *A benefit
The point I'm getting at here is that there is a difference between US silver and Star Alliance silver (the latter being a result of the former). In your first post, you made it sound like you switched based on the benefits you received in each alliance. As you've clarified now, you switched because of the benefits you receive on each airline.
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