Originally Posted by
minhaoxue
After reading all the replies regarding COS and other "you choose three" options, I wish AS would follow the big three and just go over to a revenue based program. This "three " option is pussy footing it around like a three year old child. AS certainly has fallen and if it goes to BIS, 2026 will be my last year flying with AS.
me too. 135k BIS can get you status on a lot of programs, no need to fixate on one that does not even have seatback entertainment. Or if one can spend 26k, they can get OWE on a lot of programs as well. US airlines increasingly isolate themselves with expectation that any medium-tier elite would get their most premium cc, while completely ignoring the fact that many do not have the capability/desire to get a premium card. For AS, this is so niche that if you are anyone other than a corporate flyer in SEA it would not be so useful.
But maybe I am still in denial, but I genuinely do not believe anyone would shoot themselves in the foot like this. AS's re-re-relaunch of the program this year is so disastrous that we do not even get the most basic details that I am worried, but I am still cautiously optimistic for the clarifications.