<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LUVSWA:
-Final strategy...fly NW whenever possible, fly CO as a NW codeshare in V when necessary, fly CO in a non-NW market only if F upgrade is available (ie Central America), fly DL when price/convenience is worth dealing with no F upgrade. (This will evolve no doubt)
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Another option when NW is unavailable is to fly AS. I'm assuming NW will continue to give 100% EQMs on all coach fares with AS.