Originally Posted by
Altaflyer
MIA because they are partners with AA.
Going from Western Canada straight to Miami, then connecting on AA n/s to places like Rio, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Salvador, Santiago etc saves a lot of travel time over going through Toronto.
For the me and the people I do business with, saving time trumps collecting near valueless points and vague chances of upgrades on EVERY occasion.
I'd rather be going to where I need to be instead of sitting in a lounge eating stale sandwiches WAITING to go where I need to be.