US Airways and United Airlines to Implement Frequent Traveler Program Benefits
Oct 7, 2002 | 4:55 am
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US Airways and United Airlines to Implement Frequent Traveler Program Benefits
US Airways and United Airlines to Implement Frequent Traveler Program Benefits
Monday October 7, 7:01 am ET
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways and United Airlines will begin offering reciprocal benefits to members of both airlines' frequent traveler programs effective Nov. 1, 2002, as part of their marketing relationship.
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Members of both US Airways Dividend Miles and United Mileage Plus will be able to earn miles for travel in either program when flying on each other's airline. Members can earn actual flight miles flown or a minimum 500-mile credit for travel on either airline as well as their regional carriers. Members of both programs will also earn respective First Class or Business Class bonuses on the other carrier.
Effective Jan. 1, 2003, flight miles or segments on the other carrier will count towards Dividend Miles Preferred or United Premier status and elite members of each program will receive Preferred or Premier member flight bonuses when flying on the other carrier. Worldwide award travel and other benefits will be coming soon in 2003.
"We're very excited to present these expanded benefits to our Dividend Miles members and to welcome United Mileage Plus members to the US Airways product," said B. Ben Baldanza, senior vice president of marketing and planning for US Airways. "We're pleased to offer our loyal customers a more convenient and seamless travel experience."
The first tangible benefit of the shared benefits becomes effective Oct. 14, 2002, when members of US Airways Clubs and United Red Carpet Clubs will have access to each carrier's airport lounges.
For further information, visit http://www.usairways.com and http://www.united.com .
US Airways, the US Airways Express carriers and US Airways Shuttle provide service to 203 destinations worldwide, including 38 states in the U.S., Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cancun, Cozumel, Grand Bahama Island, Grand Cayman, Montego Bay, Nassau, San Juan, Santo Domingo, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and St. Croix. US Airways Express also serves North Eleuthera, Governors Harbour, Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay from Florida. In Canada, US Airways serves Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. US Airways' European destinations are Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Manchester, Munich, Paris and Rome.
Monday October 7, 7:01 am ET
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways and United Airlines will begin offering reciprocal benefits to members of both airlines' frequent traveler programs effective Nov. 1, 2002, as part of their marketing relationship.
ADVERTISEMENT
Members of both US Airways Dividend Miles and United Mileage Plus will be able to earn miles for travel in either program when flying on each other's airline. Members can earn actual flight miles flown or a minimum 500-mile credit for travel on either airline as well as their regional carriers. Members of both programs will also earn respective First Class or Business Class bonuses on the other carrier.
Effective Jan. 1, 2003, flight miles or segments on the other carrier will count towards Dividend Miles Preferred or United Premier status and elite members of each program will receive Preferred or Premier member flight bonuses when flying on the other carrier. Worldwide award travel and other benefits will be coming soon in 2003.
"We're very excited to present these expanded benefits to our Dividend Miles members and to welcome United Mileage Plus members to the US Airways product," said B. Ben Baldanza, senior vice president of marketing and planning for US Airways. "We're pleased to offer our loyal customers a more convenient and seamless travel experience."
The first tangible benefit of the shared benefits becomes effective Oct. 14, 2002, when members of US Airways Clubs and United Red Carpet Clubs will have access to each carrier's airport lounges.
For further information, visit http://www.usairways.com and http://www.united.com .
US Airways, the US Airways Express carriers and US Airways Shuttle provide service to 203 destinations worldwide, including 38 states in the U.S., Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cancun, Cozumel, Grand Bahama Island, Grand Cayman, Montego Bay, Nassau, San Juan, Santo Domingo, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and St. Croix. US Airways Express also serves North Eleuthera, Governors Harbour, Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay from Florida. In Canada, US Airways serves Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. US Airways' European destinations are Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Manchester, Munich, Paris and Rome.
Oct 7, 2002 | 5:32 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by myleguy:
Any word on mileage combinability to claim an award as could be done with the old AA/US alliance? That would be great news.</font>
Any word on mileage combinability to claim an award as could be done with the old AA/US alliance? That would be great news.</font>
Short (and predictable) answer is : no
[This message has been edited by yann (edited 10-07-2002).]
Oct 8, 2002 | 2:37 pm
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So now we're quite likely down to three monster alliances (DL/NW/CO, UA/US and AA) and maybe some loose partners like AS, HA and HP.
As a customer I'd be thrilled if I could get miles on any airline credited to any other, except that there will come a point when consolidation will kill competition and the results then will definitely NOT favor the customer. Mileage devaluations and other customer-unfriendly moves will be done in lock step (i.e. collusion, not competition). I hope we're not about to reach that point.
As a customer I'd be thrilled if I could get miles on any airline credited to any other, except that there will come a point when consolidation will kill competition and the results then will definitely NOT favor the customer. Mileage devaluations and other customer-unfriendly moves will be done in lock step (i.e. collusion, not competition). I hope we're not about to reach that point.