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Old Jul 30, 2015, 11:44 am
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BThumme
 
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Originally Posted by PVDtoDEL
I flew 120k miles with *A last year, just like the 1Ks. I guess it makes sense if UA Golds are group 2, but it just highlights how *A needs a third alliance tier
Well where is a distinction going to get made? You would have to add perks for new top tier (unlikely any other perks besides maybe G1 boarding) or devalue Gold and Silver even more into a lower tier.

Group 1 for top tier?
Group 2 for middle and lower?
Group 3 all else?
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