Originally Posted by
kyvr
Very useful info, but incoherent content. I am very confused by your info.
I get the impression that Asiana is helping Air Canada, although your comments sent me mixed messages.
If anything Asiana is helping AC retain their customers by not giving enough status miles on domestic an Int'l AC flights...
Maybe it's late and my brain is fried...
At the end, it depends what is important to a person. For travellers that earn status through multiple trans-pacific routes and StarGold status is important, Air Canada's new changes are tough for those earning around 50000 status miles through economy seats.
Basically, flying Air Canada with 50000 miles in economy cheap ticket trans-pacific earns NO StarGold status with Air Canada and now won't earn StarGold with Asiana neither.
However, if you abandon Air Canada and fly with UA or US Airway or connect to Asiana through US or US Airways, you can still earn that Asiana StarGold Status. Heck. You can earn UA's Premier Executive and its StarGold.
I think for most Canadian domestic travellers, you can give up Asiana as an alternative.
For more Canadian based trans-pacific, trans-atlantic customers with Asiana now or those Asiana Club members in Korea, fly anything other than Air Canada to get more status miles.