Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
Not if you're a US Silver; their upgrade percentages can actually be OK. They'll probably get hosed pretty hard in a (mostly) pay-to-play system where they will be fighting against AA/US Golds and Plats for the crumbs the EPs and CPs let drop off of the table.
Given the relative fleet sizes and number of elites out there, they'd be hosed on AA-flyer-heavy routes pretty hard even if (HPdba)USdbaAA gets rid of paid 500 mile upgrades.