OK, I admit it...I would do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING for miles and elite status. Including weekend immediate turn trips to London at the end of the year when I was short miles for EXP re-qualification on more than one occasion. MANY people thought I was crazy. And then UA stranded me with a 3 hour delay once too often and I bought a ticket on VX to get home. A whole new world opened up to me. I have absolutely loved every VX flight since and I no longer care how many miles I’m earning (or not earning), or when I board (everyone is more relaxed, so it really doesn’t matter anymore), or where I sit (I’m sure First seats are amazing…never sat up there…but all seats are very comfortable with adequate legroom). Maybe I’ll have another point of view if I ever burn through the over 700k miles I can redeem on AA and UA, but for now….I’m in heaven! Not ever sure if I’m thrilled with the new elite status….life was so simple for a while!
Really the only downside is the very quiet VX FT board…oh wait…more time for me….never mind!