As a frequent flyer with lounge access I tend to agree. When I want to be alone with a movie or something, I can be, and when I feel like having a (free!) beer where the people are, I can do that too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm so angry Delta removed lounge access from Amex Platinum card holders.

[–] Anticorp 6 points 4 months ago

Enshitified!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I liked to think that I was a frequent flyer but the bar is set so high. I flew twice a week, every week, for nearly a year straight at my job. Only made it up to Delta Gold status recently and I can't even access the lounge.

I already spent nearly a year of my life living in a hotel and I'm not even in the top tiers of the travel world.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You don't spend enough. Try being rich next time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fuck that lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

That's the spirit!

[–] not_again 1 points 4 months ago

That's pretty much it. There was a WSJ article about this very thing: frequent flyer miles are more based on spending with the airline CC then by actually flying.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Airline status is a joke these days. If you don't have their credit card it's basically impossible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about Delta (never flown with them), but with my usual airlines it's not just the frequency, but also distance and ticket type.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Yeah I was flying domestic 600 mile (965 km) flights across the country in main cabin sardine class so I probably wasn't racking up miles that well.