Originally Posted by
oopsz
Us has great award rates, no Starnet blocking and off peak awards. Plus their envoy product is outstanding. I would take US's program over UA's if they only flew to aex.
BUT US doesn't allow one way awards which is tough because the way many of us play the points game, we have enough UA miles for 1 direction and enough AA/BA/whatever miles for the other direction. With US you have to have enough for the round trip in your US account.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't US routing rules a bit more restrictive? If I remember correctly, the chart is slightly more favorable, but the rules are more restrictive?