Originally Posted by
Snow Goose
The long, slow disintegration of * Alliance is increasingly pitting supposed allies against each other. A few years ago an SE would board a UA flights at the same time as 1k's, had the same baggage allotment, and had access to E+ seating. Now? Not so much. The gutting of partner benefits and corresponding promotion of UA elites has had two effects - some people jump ship to UA so that they can avoid the cut and others (myself included) have increasingly avoided UA altogether.
Star Gold doesn't mean much on United these days.
SG
What do you mean? You get a free bag AND zone 2 boarding!
AC is actually pretty good at recognizing Star Gold compared to United.
I almost think there needs to be a Star Alliance level above gold that has actual benefits on partner airlines. Something like a Platinum level that gets all the benefits the airline offers to its own Gold members (maybe with the exception of upgrades). Multiple bags, free E+, free SDC... One can dream
