Originally Posted by
MSYtoJFKagain
Very glad I jumped ship when I did. Award certs? Second boarding group? I can see the usefulness of SDC at the first major tier for business travelers but otherwise this is just a slapdash version of what every other airline does. I'd rather keep status in an airline that actually handles IRROPs. Meet the new airline, same as the old airlines.
well, for one thing, you can accumulate status through credit card. And the lowest mosaic level offers more perk than AA gold. The second mosaic level offers upgrade certs to mint. That's not available on AA until EXP.