Originally Posted by
Kacee
Interestingly, UA clearly believes that FFP is a significant differentiator in the marketplace, as evidenced by the pre-flight video and beverage napkins touting "best award availability."
Award availability doesn't mean a whole lot if it takes forever to earn miles. With the way UA's program is set up, I get more miles churning CCs than I actually do flying them. If the CC is my best bet, why bother flying them?