Originally Posted by
ralfp
Is this for real? There must be more to this, as CO (sorry, UA) would never be so stupid as to give discounts only to those people who had already committed to purchasing their product/service. Maybe a lot of AMEX Plat card holders are showing up, and the $19 offer is designed to milk them for as much as possible.
Since UA Club membership is/was free via the PPlus card
, that's a pretty accurate statement. OTOH the newspapers, carrot sticks, shrink-wrapped dairy products, etc. are worth a few $0.01s.
Just getting away from the crowds and noise, and maybe having a comfortable seat next to an electrical outlet... that's worth something to the tired traveler. At least to this one.