Originally Posted by
brie_guy
Today, I called USAir to ask for elite status match of my CO Platinum status. I was told that it would cost $645 (non-refundable) and that I would have to log in 20,000-plus miles in the next three months to retain that status.
Have things changed that much since 2004?

Welcome to the new and improved USAirways. "We hate repeat customers and will do anything for a buck and our stock price is still falling like a rock" has become their new motto.
I was CP all but one year since the program was invented (1997) and Preferred Plus (but at the CP milage level) before that - barely Silver this year due to a family trip to Hawaii.