Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
E+ free access, extra economy award space, extra bag allowance, higher boarding group and access to premier security are the "real" Silver benefits. Some credit cards will give you the latter four. So if E+ is not viewed as a benefit, get a credit card and don't waste time and money chasing Silver.
And way better IRROPS handling. You don't realize it til you fall back to general member.