Originally Posted by
SeaSfoWeekly
AS Perks Gone...
- Unrestricted AS50 award
- 2 Free BoardRoom Passes (Visa)
- Mileage Upgrade on Any fare class
- Ability to standby/confirm for true 24 hours (not same day only)
- Visa Companion fare on First Class
Great summary though you left out the 1K bonus for online purchases. I might also add that other credit cards provide the following benefits which I would find extremely valuable and would incentivize me to fly AS:
- Priority Checkin
- Priority Security Line
- Free checked bag (this one would be huge)
- Priority Boarding
- Club passes and discounts
- Reduced mileage awards
Unfortunately I doubt BofA will see much attrition on these cards due to this change. To be honest the elimination of the F benefit is unlikely to affect me as we only used that once when the cost differential between Y/F was fairly low. Buying F is much less attractive now, particularly when I have little difficulty with UDU or buying same-day upgrades which tend to be far cheaper.