Woahhh horsey... I disagree big time.. No difference between gold and plat.. having been at both of them.. there is a huge difference just in the upgrade percents.
yeah sure silvers/golds can get upgraded on routes at odd hours and odd routes.. but try being a Gold and getting u/g on an EWR-LAX flight Friday Afternoon.. Gold isn't getting you anywhere.. The OPSC treatment is better at Plat than it ever was at gold.. The pecking order on waitlists, companion upgrades, on board upgrades is better..
I think that one top tier is much better than a mid tier and a low tier elite on two airlines.
Don't believe it; that Gold and Plat (or diamond at hilton) are similar.. this isn't Hilton where that would be true.. or even Marriott.. in the airlines.. there is a difference
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Viajero Joven:
Hey David,
Hmmm... I'd say it depends on how much you plan to use TACA in the coming year. There are some routes out of EZE where TACA makes much more sense, i.e. to LIM. If you think you will use TACA later, I'd say to go for Silver now, because at the very least, the status will allow you FC check-in and a few bonus miles. Personally, I don't see the difference between OnePass Gold and Platinum as being that great: 125% vs. 100% bonus miles, and with both you can do companion upgrades. In another post, I saw you were about 100% on upgrades as a Silver. So, I don't think you'd lose out on upgrades as a Gold.
On the other hand, you may be able to fax your credentials to TACA and ask them to match your status on COPA. That will instantly put you at Silver-- or maybe a higher level! And as an added bonus, if you do end up flying with the TACA Triple miles promotion, you would earn Elite bonus miles as you do it.
Good luck!</font>