And remember, there are multiple steps to a (possible) merger:
First it has to get officially announced.
Then it has to be approved by several agencies, most specially the DOJ (which among its most recent major decision nixed the AT&T - T-Mobile merger attempt, even though it did approve, prior to that, the last UA/CO and Southwest/AirTran).
So there's a gap of time between when it's officially announced and when it's an "absolutely sure thing".
(And meanwhile, as of this hour, it's not yet been officially announced even.)
Originally Posted by
CrazyInteg
cross my fingers that they merge and the mileage merges?
Don't worry about whether the mileage merges, if they really really merge. That's not a real danger. But you do have to cross your fingers that they merge, and you can't necessarily uncross them just as soon as they announce they will merge (if they do announce that).
So unless you're willing to wait until all the approvals (that could mess up the deal if they don't happen) are over and done with, there's always some chance that US and AA could end up still separate at the end of it all. So if you're going to apply for a US card, have a backup plan of what to do with those miles in case the merger doesn't happen.
Originally Posted by
CrazyInteg
When UA and CO were going to merge, I opened a CO card. I already had a UA card. Each card gave 50k miles for signup. When they merged, the miles merged and I was left with 100k United miles.
US miles can be used on UA, as long as US stays in *A, but 40k is not necessarily a "round number" for such use.