Originally Posted by
Terminator8
If someone happens to be an elite on AS and an elite on DL, go for it. Very few are. And those that aren't, aren't going to give up all their hard work on AS so they can begin again on DL, which has an inferior product and worthless miles that they will eventually let you redeem for free haircuts.
Disagree (partially). It isn't giving up "hard work" if the airline and or FFP no longer works for you. AS still works for me quite well. But I will likely need a bank for the occasional DL flight, and who knows what is going on with AM. I will probably end up with an AM or AR account, given that my most likely redemptions with any limited accrual will be intra-South America and/or to/from Mexico.