Glad to be a source of amusement. But you missed the point. The status was mentioned b/c it published to have something to do with reciprocal baggage checking privileges. Or, actually, in this case, absolutely nothing to do, even though they claim it does.....the bigger point is that a partner airlines elite passenger enjoys absolutely no benefits whatsoever. That's kind of disappointing, don't you think?

I get a few bennies when traveling on Air France and KLM. VA....nothing. Purely back of the bus seating, no baggage allowances, nothing. Yet another reason I tend to have a negative impression of this company.

And paul, speaking of DYKWIA, how many times is PLAT and GOLD mentioned in your signature line? I counted 5, but who's counting??? Just sayin'.