Originally Posted by
Bushdog
That's a fair question. I'm just shy of 53K right now and literally 10 minutes ago was trying to look at the Plat benefits to see what it was worth. But what is my alternative, to gain status on another airline? I might as well just get my 75K and if I need to go for a status match elsewhere, then I will.
Thanks again for everyone's input. True true....I'm on the fence and also looked at the Plat Benefits at DL etc....I would agree that, if I were to match status to another carrier, I'd rather go for 75K/Plat on UA then match over....
However, the sad thing is, looking at my travel patterns, and where I'm based out of, there really is NO alternative for me than just stay with UA...sigh
DL sucks for redemption, AA has no frequency/widebody out of SFO and doesn't even match status....you have to do a challenge, Alaska...well...lets just say there are limited in what they can offer me...no Star Alliance or One World....US Airways I don't really care for and I'll end up on UA anyways since I split my time between here and SEA....but would they even match my UA status? VX ...not really an option...coach is very cramped for me on their planes....
I just hate being stuck....with all that said....even if the horrendous changes were true.....I think UA would still be the best for me......there I said it...gosh that was hard...lol
I think the main reason to go for 75K for me would be UG priority....as a 1P for this year...I've cleared about 75% but most of the time was the last one...or sometimes the only one to clear....I'm almost certain if the new level kicks in that I'll be a bit lower on the list....but with the pending changes who knows where anyone will end up on the list....arrrrgh...hate uncertainty....