AS position to crack down on EFs?
Feb 11, 2017, 2:16 pm
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AS position to crack down on EFs?
Here's an interesting job posting I came across:
http://alaskaair.jobs/seattle-wa/rev...C6CD7653F/job/
Looks like AS is working to spin up a Revenue Protection team. One can only imagine all the things they'll be looking for: EFs, nested ticketing, hidden city…
http://alaskaair.jobs/seattle-wa/rev...C6CD7653F/job/
Looks like AS is working to spin up a Revenue Protection team. One can only imagine all the things they'll be looking for: EFs, nested ticketing, hidden city…
Feb 11, 2017, 7:40 pm
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Feb 12, 2017, 12:04 pm
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I've always wondered if it might be possible to somehow tag those credit card sign-up bonus miles so that they might be redeemed only on Alaska Airlines flights. I suspect Alaska's airline partners might be a lot happier if this were so.
Feb 12, 2017, 1:03 pm
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Why does everyone assume the churners are getting away with something or duping Mileage Plan? I'm pretty sure there's been plenty of cost/benefit analysis done by AAG/MP, and that it's a net positive. My guess is that Bank of America pays more per mile awarded in credit card signups than Alaska pays their partners for redemption purposes. Perhaps that's why it continues - much to the chagrin of those of us who earn a good part of our rdms by flying?
Feb 12, 2017, 1:31 pm
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Could simply be the case that with scale (AS+VX) and corresponding staff consolidation, there are now sufficient resources to justify such a position.
Feb 12, 2017, 1:57 pm
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Likely. It is probably just scattered about now, or a subset of another department. It isn't as if it AS doesn't take action against fraudsters. Lots of CC fraud with airline ticket purchasing, worldwide, in addition to the common "FT" suspects, such as bartering, selling, and other Mileage Plan-related fraud.
Feb 12, 2017, 4:25 pm
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If the ultimate goal is revenue protection, then technically exploring the fare basis and route limitations is not a part of revenue protection. Fraudulent activities, however, are.