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TWA Fan 1
But as far as inexpensive fares, my impression is CO dba UA is much more excited to sell inexpensive fares to anyone (including elites) even for close-in purchases, than to provide perks to elites, many of whom achieve their status by buying inexpensive fares and end up using the program as little more than a discounting scheme.
Again, I'm not saying they're right, but that's pretty much the standard PMCO approach.
Yep, PMCO is starting to look like Air Tran--you pay your 49 bucks at the gate and you sit up front and drink your complimentary drink(s) and act like a big shot--all on a budget airline.