Originally Posted by Rock214

I have found being a 1K equivalent in two major alliances to be better than GS in one. Especially since I don’t have to worry about spending money on UA metal to maintain GS. I fly on whatever carrier makes sense and apply miles to either American or United. I’ve flown quite a bit on British Airways the last 6 months. Their A350s and newer versions of 777s and 787s are excellent. Their older version 787s are probably the worst business class product I’ve ever flown. I used to fly United out Singapore. Now I fly Singapore Airlines. In short, I pick the air carrier that will have the most comfortable service instead of making United work. United made that decision much easier by refusing to grant me GS. But the only thing I miss at this point is being able to upgrade award tickets with plus points. Aside from that, I’m actually much better off.