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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 7:10 am
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Originally Posted by Marathon Man
I find them to be a very class heavy airline. If you have status, you get priority. If not, see ya!
Definitely agree with that re: UA. I don't know if it affects the specific topic at hand - award availability - except at the very top level (1K), but throughout the entire UA customer service experience, they go out of their way to make non-elites' lives difficult. As a 1P now, I have a pretty positive experience, but I sure hope I never fully cycle out of UA status. As much as I enjoy the status, I'm not sure I'd go through that 25,000-mile grind to reacquire 2P. I see how non-elites are treated and it sucks.
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