Originally Posted by FlyingBeanCounter

Let us not even joke about that smirking fool smisek returning. The resulting changes would like result in beatings again for passengers. I do think UA picked the exact wrong time to do something passenger unfriendly - again. I have been on two UA flights this year. both to burn plus points prior to them expiring. Meanwhile, I have flown enough for diamond on DL in the first quarter. I will probably go after AA now as a backup airline. I will certainly hit Platinum executive this year.

All of that traffic would have gone on UA had they not messed with MP.