(Community Matters) I’m going to kill them.
I love love love this airline – we rarely travel with anyone else. We’re both a bit irrationally driven to achieve gold or platinum elite status every year so we’re likely to be upgraded everytime we fly, and we nearly always are. And, Now . . . a new level of platinum, President’s Platinum Elite. hmm, an even higher tier with higher priority in upgrades. Regrettably, this one based on spend rather than miles or segments – $30k minimum in 2010. Completely conflicts with our even more irrational fun in finding the lowest rates whenever (and almost always) we fly. I’m NOT even tempted. I’m not Babe, I promise!
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You’ve got to see “Up in the Air.” Much of the plot revolves around achieving the highest airline status. American Airlines gave the director carte blanche. My interview with Jason Reitman comes out in about a week.