US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) - Anyone received comp renewal of US Club Membership yet?

For those longtime consecutive year members of CP who've in the past been given comp membership to US Club, have any of you received renewal kit yet? This will be the first year I've not received my letter and new card with comp membership renewal?

Just curious if they did this again this year. I will not be surprise or unhappy if this had to stop. Frankly this airline needs cash and me paying $350 for another year of Club access won't change how I feel about US or affect my loyalty. It is certainly a great value and I loath waiting at the gates and tend to get much work done when arriving at the airport early for flights or between segments.

Now don't think I'm crazy, sure I'd love to get another year for free but I'm not one who expects it.

Let me hear from those who've been receiving the membership gratis for several years now like me, have you received your renewal yet?

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US CP; UA Prem; AA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond

IIRC, it didn't show up until a few days into March last year. I know it was separate from my CP packet, as I didn't get that until April.

I remember thinking they intentionally waited post 2/28 hoping folks would give up on it and fork over the $$$.

I would, of course, be disappointed, but I always knew it was an "above and beyond" perk so I also wouldn't hold it against them.

What is the club/airline relationship - wholly owned? I remember asking a GA for a club pass when a flight was cancelled due to mechanical and I had to spend 8 hours in SFO. He told me it was "operated by an independant company" and he couldn't do anything. A lie to get out of doing anything?

I was told this week that the comped memberships would be out by the end of the month. Call the Club number and ask if you're on the list for this year.......

I was in the Club in PIT the other night and they were trying to get me to renew as I had only extended mine to the end of this month to see if they were goign to comp memberships. The agent told me they weren't doing it this year and that I was going to have to buy mine.

I was told by the person answering the Club 800 number that they were comping again, using the same parameters as in the past. When the UA agreement expires (Sept.?), we'd have to pay $120 to get the UA RCC access added.

Based upon this conversation, I expect to receive a comp membership (although I haven't received it yet).

Didn't get it yet, but called and confirmed I'm comped, apparently on the basis of having made CP every year since the program first began.

I'm curious about this; I've been CP for 3 years and this is the first year I got my renewal application without begging for it. I even paid at the PHL club and didn't get my renewal card for 2003 until 3 requests (and several months later). Any suggestions on getting comped now- before I pay for the renewal?

You have to have been a CP since 1999 or earlier or you have to fly more than 150K miles in a year to get the comped membership.

[This message has been edited by biggs (edited Feb 20, 2004).]

I was told today that the comped memberships will be mailed out next week from US's "vendor". Should have new card 1st week of March.