Perhaps this should be merged into the “Remaining Vestiges of Continental” thread.

When I moved West 12 years ago, I had to choose an airline for my (then) monthly trips back to Louisiana. At that time only three (3) airlines served BTR: American (from DFW), Continental (from IAH) and Delta (from ATL). DL would have me fly ABQ/PHX to ATL then “backtrack” to BTR, which left AA and CO as the two viable options. The fares and times were similar, but I had over 20K unexpired miles in my OnePass account from flights I had taken to Europe in the mid-90s, ten years prior. That was the deciding factor.