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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 11:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Often1
All that does is shift low-spend, high frequency fliers from UA & DL to AA, while UA & DL keep the HVC's. A bad deal for AA.

I predict that the 2016 program, 2017 at the latest, will be revenue-based and if AA is smart, more directly related to revenue than UA and DL.
UA is the worst airline in the US. At a certain point, product and reliability matter to HVFs. Not all GS are hub captives or on corp contracts.
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