Please welcome the CO Insider!
Jun 9, 2006, 12:19 pm
#1
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Please welcome the CO Insider!
It is my privilege today to announce the arrival of an official Continental Airlines lurker here on FlyerTalk! His handle is CO Insider and his official title at Continental is Managing Director of Customer Experience.
CO Insider has been with Continental for 11 years, and is a fellow airline fanatic. He is well versed in air travel, having traveled on over 250 airlines and through over 400 commercial airports. He will be here to make clarifications when needed and to take action when appropriate. While he has not been to either of the past get-togethers in Houston, I am sure we will be seeing him in the future.
I do need to make a special mention of someone else as part of this announcement. This would never have been possible without the tireless efforts of our own Cigarman. His incessant lobbying for an official Continental lurker has finally led Continental into action.
By having an official lurker, Continental is acknowledging that we all can benefit from a direct dialogue and more interaction.
Thanks again to Cigarman and Welcome CO Insider!!!!!
Xyzzy
CO forum moderator
CO Insider has been with Continental for 11 years, and is a fellow airline fanatic. He is well versed in air travel, having traveled on over 250 airlines and through over 400 commercial airports. He will be here to make clarifications when needed and to take action when appropriate. While he has not been to either of the past get-togethers in Houston, I am sure we will be seeing him in the future.
I do need to make a special mention of someone else as part of this announcement. This would never have been possible without the tireless efforts of our own Cigarman. His incessant lobbying for an official Continental lurker has finally led Continental into action.
By having an official lurker, Continental is acknowledging that we all can benefit from a direct dialogue and more interaction.
Thanks again to Cigarman and Welcome CO Insider!!!!!
Xyzzy
CO forum moderator
Jun 9, 2006, 12:36 pm
#2
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indeed Thanks to both Cigar and CO Insider.
That is as long as its a useful outlet. Unlike the so called 800 We Care which I find to be more 800 We Dont Care.
William over at the SPG Forum gets things done, and has been able to get things changed also. I hope that CO Insider will be able to follow what William has been able to do for Us at SPG.
That is as long as its a useful outlet. Unlike the so called 800 We Care which I find to be more 800 We Dont Care.
William over at the SPG Forum gets things done, and has been able to get things changed also. I hope that CO Insider will be able to follow what William has been able to do for Us at SPG.
Jun 9, 2006, 12:41 pm
#3
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Thanks cigarman and welcome CO Insider.
Jun 9, 2006, 12:44 pm
#4
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Hint!
It was really cool when Starwood Lurker was lurking around at the CO DO 2 in IAH passing out 1/2 off *wood discount coupons.
Hint!
Hint!
B7
Hint!
Hint!
B7
Jun 9, 2006, 12:45 pm
#5
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Excellent news! Welcome to our official CO lurker.
Jun 9, 2006, 12:45 pm
#6
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CO Insider,
Welcome to FT and the CO board! I look forward to your participation in our many interesting discussions and hope you enjoy your time here. Many thanks to Cigarman for arranging an official CO lurker.
Welcome to FT and the CO board! I look forward to your participation in our many interesting discussions and hope you enjoy your time here. Many thanks to Cigarman for arranging an official CO lurker.
Jun 9, 2006, 12:55 pm
#7
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Thanks everybody. It's great to be here and I look forward to adding value where I can. Also, I'd like to ditto thanks to cigarman, and to all of you, for getting this forum the visibility it needs and deserves.
Last edited by UA Insider; Jun 9, 2006 at 1:20 pm
Jun 9, 2006, 12:59 pm
#8
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This is the sort of thing that keeps me flying CO. After months of seeing Lurker in action over on the SPG board, I wondered why CO hadn't done the same, given its innovative streak with the official DOs and whatnot. Excellent development...welcome, CO Insider.
Jun 9, 2006, 1:08 pm
#9
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Welcome, CO Insider!
Welcome to FlyerTalk! Really glad just to know that there's an official designee representing Continental now! (...in addition to our own cigarman)
Jun 9, 2006, 1:19 pm
#10
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Welcome Aboard, CO Insider!
This is a great addition to FT, thanks for your participation!
Jun 9, 2006, 1:24 pm
#11
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Welcome to the insanity! 
Seriously, it is good to have you on board. If anything, I am sure you will be a great source of information and have the ability to reign in controversies with "the official word".
Seriously, it is good to have you on board. If anything, I am sure you will be a great source of information and have the ability to reign in controversies with "the official word".
Jun 9, 2006, 1:24 pm
#12
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Good luck
Hope we don't drive you tooooo crazy CO Insider!! Hope this is a good experience for you as well as us. ^
Jun 9, 2006, 1:39 pm
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Welcome CO Insider!!
Yet another reason why the CO board on FT is a cut above all others.
Thanks Cigarman ^
Yet another reason why the CO board on FT is a cut above all others.
Thanks Cigarman ^
Jun 9, 2006, 1:46 pm
#14
Join Date: May 2001
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I would like to throw in my own welcome to the CO board here on FT.
Jun 9, 2006, 1:51 pm
#15
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Welcome Insider and thanks to all who made this possible. ^ ^
Last edited by knit-in; Jun 9, 2006 at 8:23 pm