Originally Posted by irmster

I used to be a Gold card holder and worked religiously to keep my status (Gold or Silver) every year. Last year I stopped doing that and now I fly whatever airline works best for me.

My only regret is not doing this years ago. My best recent flights have been on other airlines. My worst was on BA (CE VIE-LHR) where the food was inedible and the crew dreadful.