Originally Posted by
imapilotaz
Try being a DFW based 100-segment EXP. It sucks. Big time. It's hard to add extra segments because bouncing off MIA, JFK, LGA, or LAX always adds more to the cost. THe only help is ORD, and that's a cluster in both the summer and winter for weather cancellations.
Indeed. I only flew half the year last year, and managed to get to Plat. My status comes from segments - no international travel, no transcon, I rarely go to the coasts at all! Anytime a connecting fare is cheaper or even a minor increase over the non-stop, I'll take it to get the extra segment. EXP will clear in September!
Sometimes there are cheaper connections out of DFW through unlikely places like MCI, TUL, OKC, STL, etc. Guess they just need butts in the seats and offer good deals.