Originally Posted by
vincentharris
So I think we all need to stop thinking like Ryan Bingham. (He even had an awakening by the end of the movie
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ANY elite status is good for basically two things, that is better assistance in IRROPS and better ability to get someone on the phone PERIOD
BASICALLY all benefits of FO/GM/PM/DM come when you purchase an F/J ticket
Though I would think it would be pretty cool if Sam Elliott came from the cockpit to sit and talk with me so if DL can make that happen I will withdraw my statement :P
For PM/DM there is the free redeposit for miles awards, and status certainly does seem to get more leeway when it comes to bending some rules and change fees.
I'm not intimately familiar with the other main programs, but is it different at UA/AA?