Originally Posted by
mre5765
American Airlines likes to use the letter A a lot in it's marketing. American Advantage, Admirals Club, American Airlines, etc. Even a kettle deplaning his first AA flight would recognize this.
Delta has a FFP called Sky. Delta calls its club Sky.
That these associations were too subtle for the two of you is evidence that United was correct to give the clubs an explicitly eponymous name.
I was quite aware the Admirals Club was AA, but that had nothing to do with "A" being associated with American Airlines. Same with Sky. If I knew nothing, I'd sooner think it was some vodka club.
But that doesn't mean they need to change the name because they think everyone is stupid. If CO tells me I have access to the Presidents Club, I take that to mean I have access to their lounge and not to some exclusive hangout for Obama, Bush, and Clinton.
Using your logic, that a club MUST be associated with the airline in a very clear way, than only US has it down pat. All the non-US airlines, plus AA and DL. If you really believe people are that stupid, then trust me, they aint making the SkyMiles to SkyClub connection