I was about to post the same article! Good thing I refreshed
Originally Posted by
MASTERNC
I never understood the two issuers and two different promotion channels (Citi in the lounges and online, Barclays at the airports and on flights).
This is a result of the merger. LAA was Citi, LUS was Barclays. Not sure of the specifics on the contract, but it was either not terminatable early or it cost far too much to do so.