[QUOTE=There is nothing "beautiful" about that. It's a strict devaluation, and I don't understand why so many people have a hard time getting it.[/QUOTE]
I agree with you. The reality is all good things always come to an end.
The AA system is tilted towards the Uber Elite. For the rest of GOLD and PLAT they just have to manage their stickers or cough up the dough and secure the UG. I am puzzled by the idea of valuing members between 500001 and 99999 miles as being equal.
Anywho, it was just a matter of time. I went from NWA to DL with the merger, now I am going from US to AA with another merger. Nowhere to run as I am based in PHL.
I hope the Buy Up stays in place. I will be a few segments short of 120 and be on the Uber Elite side of things for a year.