US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) - Metal ???

Hello,

I am newbie to this site and so, please pardon my ignorance.

I've been browsing through many of the posts and have come across many references to "metal" as in "USAir Metal" or "UA metal" or "they did not have metal"? What does "metal" mean in this context?

Thanks,
-MediocreFred.

the PLANE, boss, the PLANE.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MediocreFred:
"they did not have metal"? What does "metal" mean in this context?

Thanks,
-MediocreFred.</font>

Fred-

I think this last question you asked refers to metal knives in first class. We always poke fun at the fact that the silverware in first is usually metal, though the knife is made of plastic.

As tvlr64 said, it refers to tha actual livery of the physical plane you fly on, as opposed to who ticketed you, whose miles you used for the flight, etc.


With all the codeshares nowadays, who you get a ticket from and who actually owns the pysical plane can often differ.

For example, I booked a flight a few months ago on usair.com from PIT to Lyon, France. I was ticketed by USAir, the FRA-LYS connection was shown as AirFrance, but the actual plane was BritAir - i.e. BritAir 'metal'