Awful quiet in here lately about all the ticketing changes that started a week ago. Now eff. 10/1,CO is matching US(excl.stdby) and the AA stdby policy .....
DO I hear a....NEXT?
DO I hear a....NEXT?
Not everyone would be able to fit on those 2 lemonade stands you mentioned nor the cattlecar called LUV[]
From the websites of a few airlines I have visited ,a couple of others have either cutback or are planning on doing so with the way miles are accruing and the benefits of elite program like club access and fare types for status qualifying. What I don't understand is doesn't every fare paying ticket count as segments or miles towards the minimum level needed to attain each level?/I.E. if you flew 50 r/t e-savers for a total of 100 segs in a years time, wouldnt that give you preferred/chpr status regardless of the fare paid?
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On 9/4/2002 604 PM
Reality Un-Checked,
No, you do not earn segments for elite qualifications on all fares so your example of flying 50 e-savers would NOT earn you a single segment OR mile towards Preferred status.
Not one airline has matched the US poicy on earning Preferred/Elite status.
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AA POLICY
Purchased Fare Qualifying Points Earned Per Mile Flown
First Class 1.50
Business Class 1.25
Full-fare Economy Class* 1.00
Discount Economy Class** .50
As far as cruise pax are concerned, nbr one, you'd have to be a moron to book a flight...
AA POLICY
Purchased Fare Qualifying Points Earned Per Mile Flown
First Class 1.50
Business Class 1.25
Full-fare Economy Class* 1.00
Discount Economy Class** .50
* Includes fares booked in B or Y Class on American Airlines, American Eagle (and equivalent booking codes on partner airlines.1)
** Excludes American Airlines consolidator fares booked in O and fares booked in Q with travel originating in Europe (and equivalent booking codes on partner airlines1) and Internet fares noted as non-mileage earning.
Now from what I can interpret above, there is very little difference between AA accrual and US. AA gives same credit as US for F Y and B fares. Right or wrong?
AA only gives 1/2 a credit for their other fare codes called "discount economy class" on the chart above, I would assume that means anything but y and b ...but Us gives FULLCREDIT for similar other codes such as hr28 ha7 ha3us kr28 ka7)..as well as FULLCREDIT on B and M non- refndbles ..so for that slight variation, I would deem the programs quite similar with minute differences.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
As far as cruise pax are concerned, nbr one, you'd have to be a moron to book a flight not as part of a package deal not calculating for delays by sea..smart people book returns after 2pm, not so smart book noon flights..If I am not mistaken package deals with air and sea have procedures in place for delays....and nbr 2 an entire policy cannot be based on 2 days a week/ 2 cities when considered with whole network of US flights.on a daily basis.I would imagine there is an inhouse policy as there has always been to address this, including the ever continuous 2 hr flat tire rule which is nationwide..
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On 9/4/2002 9:05:40 PM
Same here,,talked to dozens and dozens of preferreds over the past week and not a single one mentioned or brought it up..they couldn't have been more pleasant..guess the boards have as many renegade crusader union folks(present comp. excluded) [] ..as they do fliers.
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