Originally Posted by
Michael D
United and American let you "buy" CK and GS for $50,000.00. It is not quite free money for them but you are having to purchase upfront a class of service which is much more lucrative for them (CK; GS) or fly a lot (>>100k GS).
Chairman was much less expensive. I forget the exact amount but less than $5K. Intended for executives and others who fly rarely but want perks when they do. In that sense, it was free money for USAir.