While flying DL as a premium passenger, overall, has been a better experience than AS, the metrics of what I've experienced wouldn't have played into the results. You always have to look at what factors are evaluated, at what weight, to see if these results have any material impact on your experience. As an elite flyer, we're less likely to be kicked off a plane, more likely to be handled better in IRROPS, and less likely to have a bag lost (because we're less likely to check one
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