Originally Posted by jsgoldbe
Each program will have a different value to different individuals, depending on what they value when flying. To "rank" FF programs in the guise of any "objective" system is ludicrous.
CR ratings are great for stuff such as detergents where the variables are few and easily measured. I have a real problem when CR rates items such as salsa (a couple months back) or FF programs.
It may be easy to get awards on AA but that alone will not get me back in an AA plane. I left AA because they left me (a business class pax and a top tier elite) stranded at DFW during one stormy night after a long transpacific flight. DL came to my rescue; took my AA ticket; and put me on the next plane back to Houston. AA could have done the same but did not either it was too much trouble or they did not want to loose the revenue. The last time I few AA, I did not even bother to give them my FF number. I rather spend extra hours scoring a CO award ticket than spending extra hours stranded at DFW.