Originally Posted by Tod E Tosser

Lensman--I'm your neighbor, and while EWR is obviously by far the most convenient airport, I don't consider us hostages.
I'm a riff-raff Plat, mainly domestic. Excellent upgrade success primarily on transcons. I've been fairly successful cashing in standard awards in both Y and BF with a little flexibility on my part. The one thing I'd really like is to be able to upgrade low intl fares with just miles, but overall I'm a very happy camper.