Originally Posted by
DimSum
I've actually never flown AS but am willing to give it a try! Any comparison to UA or AA that's worth noting? Company policy dictates we travel in Y.
One WN item, I may not requalify for A-List if I split travel between two airlines, so I think I need to go all-in with WN or with another carrier. Sounds like people have little trouble converting AS miles to AA, which would be great (especially if they also translate into OneWorld miles; AS' website seemed unclear about this?)
For me personally:
#1: Best economy seating possible (exit, bulkhead, pitch, etc.)
#2: Priority check-in / security lines / boarding
#3: Upgrades, but on the way to elite, it's all about #1
#4: Customer Support during Irregular Ops (UA was excellent at this)
#5: Everything else
Except for the recent UA/CO mess, UA clearly wins on #1 with lots of Y+ seats assuming that you can do 50K status miles per year for their Gold level, formerly known as 1P. On your other top criteria, UA/CO does pretty well.
DL is introducing Y+ on domestic flights, but they don't have many rows and like the new UA/CO, require Gold elite status to reserve these seats for free earlier than OLCI at T-24.