Originally Posted by adambrau

I don't understand why everyone is so upset.

First of all, UA had the most generous FF program for many years and in this competitive airline environment it had to be re-aligned. I still fell it is pretty good as a 1K even after 11 years.

The merger is bound to be a cluster but I traveled EWR-IAD-DCA (AA)-DEN-DFW-IAH-LAX-IAH-EWR with 9 checked in bags and apart from a few calls to get tickets re-issued (Which was ultimately the fault of the corporate TA) everything went smoothly, nothing was delayed, upgrades happened.

Our society has grown so negative, all people do is complain. I remember when I joined FT in 2001 how the UA thread was so informative (and the 1K program better) but I really don't see what the alternatives are, if you fly to Asia a lot. I think DL might be a better airline and more up to date on tech innovations, but their FF program sucks. AA is more generous but they don't fly much to Asia if building up your BIS status is important. And who know what will happen to AA's program going through bankruptcy.

I will remain a 1K with United, they have their shortcomings but once the merger consolidates and the fleets are brought more into alignment this company really does have great potential. And if you really want to pay the lowest Y and sit in C, you are living in a fantasy world. United needs to continue making solid profits to start the long road back to being vaguely competitive with foreign carriers' soft product.

I am really happy with this merger. Well done UA.

Adam