Originally Posted by
dsweet
Just my prediction. My own vote was with my feet. I flew less than 10K United BIS miles last year and now have that magical "Gold" as a result of my million miler status. My choice to walk was based primarily on the changes regarding upgrades and the sale thereof. Before anyone starts to defend United by pointing out that other airlines do the same, my flight was actually to a job that required no business travel.
I also voted this way, but also tried to make a statement to UA by showing them that I am still flying heavily. I ended up with over 90,000 flown miles added to my MP account, but exactly ONE segment, LAS-LAX at that, was flown on UA. I would hope that statistics like that would be noticed, but I am sure I am assuming too much. Welcome to Gold.