Originally Posted by
AAdamE
At the same time I see a lot of people complaining in various forums outside of FT about how they worked SO hard all year to get EXP only to not get an upgrade.
Those same people don't dig deep enough to understand the second criteria: how many LP one has earned. The benefit to EXP isn't domestic first - that happens, but it's never a guarantee since if a non-status member wants that upgrade, they can buy it. The benefit to EXP is all the rest of the stuff - better customer service number, higher RDM earning, immediate access to extra legroom seats, etc.
The LP-only EXP's also don't get any of the Loyalty Choice awards.