<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gglockner:
Until *A carriers implement Alliance upgrades, it is essentially worthless. I usually *avoid* flights on other *A carriers since the only perk is lounge access and status miles. I don't even get my 1K bonus....
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My thoughts exactly. Maybe it's something in the SF drinking water
For revenue flights, I use *A carriers only for short flights which UA does not serve. It is painful to not get the 100% bonus miles on long-haul flights. If I were a no-status member of MP
I might be indifferent to which *A carrier I selected.
For award travel, UA often has the "cheapest" awards, and the C or F class starts at your point of origin. I simply don't see much point in using other *A carriers for either earning or redeeming miles.