Worldbanker,
To be honest with you, the mileage run will not be affected, because it is none of anyone's **** business, other than my own, if I choose to spend the weekend on a plane for the purpose of achieving status on an airline.
No terrorist, politician, or airline had better change that, becuase if they do, then I've got to find another country to call home.
Is is all about civil liberties, and we had better not lose sight of that in the interests of "safety" coming weeks. These civil liberties are what separates the USA (and a few other enlightend countries) from the rest of the world.
Sean (an American living in Toronto, not meaning to sound too crabby)