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Old Sep 24, 2014, 5:05 pm
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scottsam66
 
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Originally Posted by cmd320
Of course there's a huge difference. You're talking about two very different airlines serving very different markets with very different customer bases and very different onboard products with very different histories.

Hence why you're seeing AA elites miffed by the degradation in product and US elites generally indifferent about what for them is mostly an upgrade in product.
Spoken like an AA elite. As a US elite, I love the idea of 'stickers' for upgrades I otherwise received without the need to request the UG via a sticker.
And let's not get too carried away with the "superior" AA product either...
Pretty faulty characterization of all US elites.
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