Originally Posted by pbarnette

I'll respond as I often do... If FF programs were that important, then WN and B6 wouldn't be successful. They may "matter", but they aren't that important.

FWIW, I don't really agree with your last statement and would recast it as "US airlines currently seem to be enjoying a period of sanity compared to the reckless and destructive strategies they adopted for most of the post-deregulation era."