Originally Posted by
Indelaware
IMO, of the majors, I'd rank their programs (from best to worst)as:
2014:
1. UA - largest partner network, one way awards & stopovers
2. AA
3. US - no one-way awards or stopovers
4. DL - revenue based; poor award availability
2015:
1. US/AA FF
2. UA - revenue based
3. DL - revenue based; very poor award availability
RDM earning on DL doesn't become revenue based until January 1, 2015, exactly two months before UA makes exactly the same change. It isn't fair or accurate to list DL as revenue based for 2014.