Originally Posted by raehl311

The only one I really care about is priority boarding. We all gotta get through security and I haven't had any issues with the priority lane being too long so apparently they're not selling so many of these that it's an issue. Besides, the kind of person who would pay for this package is, by definition, not an elite, and I'd be surprised if they could even FIND the priority boarding lanes.

Personal opinion is keep the Golds ahead of the credit card purchasers. Other than that, I'm fine. If someone wants to buy Group 1 boarding ala carte, more power to them, still going to be plenty of overhead space at that point.

At the end of the day, the airlines need X revenue to stay in business, so the more they can wring out of fees that elites otherwise get for free, the less they can charge in airfares, and the better it is for me, as I just want to get the most I can for the least amount of dollars.


And on that metric, UA is kicking Delta's ..., and works better for me than AA, although I can see how AA might work better for others. Main value for me is the wide availability of award travel and the flexibility of award travel and an excellent SDC policy.