Speculation: 2012 SkyMiles Program Changes?
Dec 5, 2011, 2:11 pm
#47
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Which airport? ATL will not have your gate until scheduled arrival. LGA I wouldn't be surprised either. DCA once kept me for 90 minutes on the tarmac after arrival. At least you got there.
Dec 5, 2011, 2:32 pm
#48
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some of us like to stroll onto the plane as late as possible (why wait on the plane?), so an assigned seat is huge.
Dec 5, 2011, 2:39 pm
#49
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Gee, maybe rollover isn't aimed at you guys, and instead it's DL's way of rewarding others that miss the mark because their company got tight at the end of the year and cancelled their last couple of planned trips...
Dec 5, 2011, 2:41 pm
#50
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Originally Posted by GRALISTAIR
I cant see too many changes happening until the AA situation is clearer. I think they will want to pick up business from AA and will not make too many changes.
great, first we have to wait for UA/CO now wait for AA. Cant someone at DL just lead, make some decisions that create good will for the customer, have some friendly staff and lead the DAM business segment. there is opportunity everywhere for and airline like DL to really take controle and make soem real money for share holders and give customers a great flying experience.
I cant see too many changes happening until the AA situation is clearer. I think they will want to pick up business from AA and will not make too many changes.
great, first we have to wait for UA/CO now wait for AA. Cant someone at DL just lead, make some decisions that create good will for the customer, have some friendly staff and lead the DAM business segment. there is opportunity everywhere for and airline like DL to really take controle and make soem real money for share holders and give customers a great flying experience.
Dec 5, 2011, 2:43 pm
#51
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Dec 5, 2011, 2:45 pm
#52
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I don't see how the lack of OW awards inflates SM's. In fact, a case could be made that using stopovers and open jaws to their max leaves more SM's on the table than if they didn't have that feature. I routinely book DL awards at about 50K miles that would cost 75K miles with other airlines.
Dec 5, 2011, 2:52 pm
#53
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Dec 5, 2011, 3:52 pm
#54
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Anyone who keeps going on about MQM's being a bad thing really does not understand the dynamic of the situation, nor what it adds to the airlines revenue and the happiness of customers, not to mention that perhaps any "inflation" in DM ranks could not possibly exists asDM has only existed as long as rollover has, and any "inflation" would have been down to DL and NW merging. as there were no general MQM promos this year and the economy is down there is no such thing. Quite frankly DL got an extra four Biz long haul segments out of me this year due only to rollover MQM's. For those us us with multiple top tier memberships, the last half year or quarter makes this sort of thing vital for an airline to retain our business. By September or so when I have requalified for all of my programs it often comes down to who has the best perk to keep my flying them through Dec 31st, Who has a threshold bonus? Who has carry-over? Who has some other accelerator coming on?
Dec 5, 2011, 4:01 pm
#55
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I give a +1 ^ to Denal1. Fly enough on SW to get A-List preferred (50 segments) and you get free bags (OK, not priority bags, but free bags) + priority boarding + seat selection by way of priority boarding. I fly both DL and SW, and I have no axe to grind.
Dec 5, 2011, 4:01 pm
#56
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Dec 5, 2011, 4:04 pm
#57
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if I have hit 1K it behoves me to continue flying UA for more SWUs. That is usable to me. More MQMs that I will easily earn next year have zero vale to me. They are valuable to somebody who cant get back to the status they are at this year, next year but that is about it.
Dec 5, 2011, 4:04 pm
#58
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David
Dec 5, 2011, 4:16 pm
#59
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I agree completely. I would rather have the option of trading them for some benefit now...UGs, travel etc. If you routinely fly 125k+ per year I just don't see the benefit of rollover.
Dec 5, 2011, 4:46 pm
#60
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if I have hit 1K it behoves me to continue flying UA for more SWUs. That is usable to me. More MQMs that I will easily earn next year have zero vale to me. They are valuable to somebody who cant get back to the status they are at this year, next year but that is about it.