Originally Posted by
Mict
I think *A should introduce a new tier higher than Gold, like OW and ST who have 3 levels.
I think it's fairly easy to get Gold at the moment compared to the other alliance highest statuses. The devaluation probably comes from the high number of people having the status.
Has SkyTeam created a new tier that I haven't heard of?
So, let's say *A creates a new tier. Let's call it platinum. What benefits does it come with? A bag on all flights? Well, LH doesn't even give that to HON Circle members, so I doubt that's coming. First class lounge access? Well, first off, how many *A carriers have first class to start with? And then, how many give other * airlines access to their first class lounges?
I mean, the only benefit I could imagine airlines potentially agreeing to is free special seat. Other than that, there aren't many foreseeable benefits that could come out of a higher tier, so it just doesn't seem realistic at all...