TROJAN HORSE -

FFP's are a bennie.. they are a bennie that I pay a premium for.. 1. I select (in my case) AA over the hometown UA.. I pay a premium in many cases to fly AA.. 2. do you think FFP's are free.. we pay for those programs in our fares.. we pay for those FFP's the way our names are sold to every marketer out there.. we pay for those FFP's in the way they keep most of us loyal to one airline over another whether we are 100K per year fliers or 1K per year fliers...

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BELONG, and ARE CERTAINLY NOT FORCED TO REMAIN LOYAL.

These are not free bennies in anyway shape or form.. that was a flat out inaccurate statement


CLT is your home but that doesn't force you to use US.. all the other majors fly to CLT.. now maybe your company forces you (but thats a different issue).. maybe you choose US due to non-stops.. thats your choice but it doesn't force you.. I live 8 miles from IAD.. and I avg < 3 RT's per year on UA and am EXP on AA.. IAD is not served well by AA either so I have to go out of my way to fly AA... however I am not forced to UA just by location.

GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY TO FLY A CERTAIN AIRLINE IS YOUR CHOICE, I CHOSE TO MANAGE MY FLIGHTS DIFFERENTLY.

PLEASE - EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINIONS, AND THIS IS AN EXCELLENT FORUM FOR STATING THEM. ATTACKING OTHERS BECAUSE THEY DISAGREE WITH YOU IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO AN OPEN DISCUSSION. i AM SURPRISED AT THE ATTITUDE DISPLAYED IN YOUR POST BY SUCH AN EXPERIENCED FT'ER.