Originally Posted by TransWorldOne
Dividend Miles is a much better frequent flyer program. I really am shocked that people are loyal to America West in its current state and are hoping for it to be more dominant in the merger.
As someone that has flown both a lot in the past couple of years, I suspect the reason HP people like their current program is the generous F upgrades. I've been running 90% since Jan 1 this year. I've mainly flown PHX RT to YYZ, DTW, DFW, SNA, SFO, LAX, SEA. US Air? No thanks. Not going to bash US, but I definitely prefer HP over them and would gladly pay 33% more for HP over US if we could keep it the same.
But reality is that it will all change. Unfortunately I see both companies' FFs as being unhappy. Another reason that mergers don't do well in the airline industry. I am leaning toward going with AA if things get too bad with the merger. Let's all hope for the best, but expect the worst.