Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
Whatever it is, AS has chosen its processes, and we can either live with them and not complain, or live with them and complain. And there's always the possibility that the Speaker Of The House Of Status Matches was booted, and there's a stalemate.
To be clear, the latter option (live with them and complain) is in keeping with the spirit of FlyerTalk's existence. I'll make my decision on actual flying needs and benefits regardless, I just find airlines' (all of them) handling of this intriguing from the perspective of business and customer management.