So, since the merger with US airways, the follwing 3 changes have directly effected me:

1) no more 15,000 mile short hops (used these many times)
2) $25 standby fee.
3) Flightfund Idine now earns you waaaaay less points than it used to (my favorite restaurant used to be 20 miles/dollar....now im getting 3)....(this may not have anything to do with the US airways merger, but it happened around the same time)

Have we actually gained anything lately? (besides more routes which I never use)...Is there something I'm missing or has HP really gone south lately.