America West FlightFund (Discontinued Program) - Do you plan to vote for Flight Fund as Best Elite Program in this year's Freddies?
AZ Travels the World
Jan 21, 04, 12:49 pm
On the 'Frequent Flyer' tab on americawest.com, I noticed the link to an ad encouraging us all to vote for Flight Fund again as best elite program, among other categories.
Interestingly, the link sits right on top of two links to all the unpopular changes they've made to the program over the past few months.
I'm curious:
How many plan to vote for Flight Fund again?
Considering all the changes, do you feel that Flight Fund stands out from the crowd as the best elite program, or best in any other category, for that matter?
Not me, if they want to cut my mileage bonuses I think I'll cut my vote for them.
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ByrdluvsAWACO
Jan 21, 04, 6:23 pm
My votes were split between AA and AS. HP didn't even enter my mind.
TransWorldOne
Jan 21, 04, 8:55 pm
Surely you must be kidding. FlightFund best Elite program? Ha. It's among the worst!
phxhome
Jan 21, 04, 10:16 pm
Nope. Like everyone else, I planned to until they reduced the mileage bonus. 50% Gold bonus? That's weak....I voted for WorldPerks. NW was my carrier of choice until my move to PHX in July.
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steve64
Jan 21, 04, 10:38 pm
Nope !
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Sorry Cactus.
Flight Fund is about to take the One Pass dive.
Jaimito Cartero
Jan 22, 04, 3:42 am
Unless they have a category of "Suckiest FF Program", I doubt HP will be winning any Freddies in the near future.
MarshKing
Jan 22, 04, 11:33 am
I doubt that I will vote for them again, though I would not say that they are one of the worst. They still continue to offer unlimitted upgrades, refer-a-friend option for platinum members, and you can redeem miles for either Virgin or British Airways.
Did they blow their chance at a repeat award by changing some key variables to the program? Yes, probably. Nonetheless, it was still great to see HP knock CO out of the position after CO's behavior towards HP's change in fare structure earlier that year.
I would have without a doubt, until they REDUCED the mileage bonus 50% and INCREASED the miles needed for an award 25%.
The ONLY good thing left is the unlimited and companion upgrades