Wanna know what real elite status is and how to get it? Read today's Wall Street Journal article entitled "Friendly Skies: Carriers Offer Mega Perks to a Few." And guess what the qualification is: miles? no; segments? no; what then, professor? REVENUE, MONEY!
How gauche, crass, plutocratian, unvarnished elitist. Wish I could try it for a year.