I was wondering why some of the replies to this thread offered oblique answers to my original question, or answered a question I hadn't asked.

Then I reread my post and realized I hadn't asked what I meant to ask. (Doh!)

Here's what I originally intended to ask:

I was reading the United threads this morning, and someone referred to UA's policy of conferring Premier Executive status on frequent flyers whose companies choose United as their airline of choice.

I know United comps elite status to individual passengers; other airlines do it as well. I can't imagine that this practice would create huge numbers of PE's. What I was wondering about is what PG addressed, namely an airline comping status to many employees of a company that chooses the airline as their "official" carrier.

Sorry for the confusion, and my apologies to those who took the time to reply to the original post.