Originally Posted by
rune87
Was it sad that my first thought was "So how much are we going to lose from Mileage Plan?" . Joining an international partnership sounds great on the surface, but I feel like this may be part of AS pivoting to function even more like the bigger airlines when it comes to their FF program. I'd expect at a bare minimum that qualification tiers are going to go up. I would have been far happier if they got back with their Girlfriend Delta and that was the marriage.
DL’s program is even worse than AA’s, if you’re worried about AS copying a larger partner. AA still has charts and the ability to redeem for international F. You can (for the moment) get free changes on AA awards if you keep O/D and airline the same.