Originally Posted by
jsloan
This is one of the underrated perks of living in a non-hub city. I'm connecting almost anywhere I go, so I have more mobility.
While I personally would connect on an airline where I thought I could upgrade vs. taking a nonstop on an airline where I couldn't, but I understand that not everyone would see that the same way.
When UA pulled out of NZ some years ago, the only option to use UA metal was to fly across to SYD with NZ and pick up UA northbound to USA. and vice versa on return. Added a day each way to a Europe trip
but the upgrades were a welcome compensation, even with 8 across seating. Thank God for Polaris now direct from AKL