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Old Jan 19, 2012, 6:40 pm
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lax.sea.jnu
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Originally Posted by eponymous_coward
I would guess the reverse will be true soon enough.

Given that AS status confers elite benefits on AA and DL (and you can earn AS EQM on AA, AF, DL, EK, KL and LA, and you can earn RDM on BA, CX, KE and FI) this makes AS a pretty useful program without being in an alliance...
Yes, it is. Someone who lives in Beirut and flies AF and EK regularly would find the Alaska program very useful.

I live in Boston, and I wonder how few Alaska elites are in the area. I got upgraded both ways on my Delta trip last weekend, and free bags on AA the week before. Sure there are no alliance-wide benefits, but people might soon realize how good the AS program is.
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