Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: CRP
Programs: CO-Platinum; Amex Platinum; SPG-Gold; Peasant with AA, & WN, Hotels: PH, KC, OM, HH, MC, HI(IN) & JD
Posts: 402
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As a Texan and CO platinum a CO-AA merger offers me a lot of perks on the surface, but should they merge, I think in the long run I'd be hosed due to lack of compitition. They compete on almost 100% of the flights out of CRP and most Texas towns.
I'd get elite bennies on all the flights, but my guess is the fares would skyrocket to any non WN town. IAH/DFW hubs are too close. NYC/EWR hubs are too close. With UA Denver and ORD hubs open up where closest CO hub is CLE