Originally Posted by
aztimm
Is it any different from what happened in 2005 when US and HP merged?
Or when US and PI merged. Or when PS and US merged.
Or when NW and DL merged. Or when WA and DL merged.
Or when CO and UA merged.
And most likely when Air Tran and Southwest merged.
I think what some are failing to realize is that many of us "elites" have status with more than one carrier. There have been years where I have had elite status with four different airlines at once. I think the philosophical question should be: "Do some elites have blinders on?"