Originally Posted by og

Just write to UA and say you're sick and tired of QF for xxxxxxx reason - and would like to try UA - especially on your many trans Pacific flights. They'll comp. Seems to me that UA have a better publicity machine in that their literature actually does make you think you are a valued customer.

NZ didn't like Antipodeans using their UK address in the recent *A status match. They even made phone calls to home at 06:00 to check on where this antipodean was living. Not only did they revoke the Gold they matched me with, they also made me darn sure I now NEVER go near NZ ever again. My newly bought *A RTW in C class is noticeably devoid of NZ flights - even though they would have be a convenient carrier to use. Sad really.