Originally Posted by
bocastephen
If Mileage Plus were gone tomorrow, how many of you would remain loyal to United if you could choose VX, B6, WN, SQ, KE, BA, AF or BR for the same price? Can anyone here honestly articulate the value proposition offered by United when compared with the value proposition offered by SQ on a cabin-to-cabin comparison?
Compared to the foreign carriers listed, UA has the key advantage of affordable knee-room.
Originally Posted by
Bonehead
Are foreign flag carriers such as the ones you list subsidized by their governments at all?
Certainly. I think you'd be challenged to find any airline that isn't subsidized by their home government.