Jun 07 : UX becomes associate member
Jan 13, 2007, 1:10 pm
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Jun 07 : UX becomes associate member
According to Voyages d'Affaires magazine, a French magazine on business travel, Air Europa will become a ST associate member in June 2007. Alcino Ribeiro, head of the French offices for Air Europa, is quoted as saying that at that time, UX will give up its own FF programme to use Flying Blue.
http://www.airliners.net/discussions....main/3197811/
Per a thread on Airliners.net.
About bl**dy time!!
I assume that KQ et al will be joining then too!
http://www.airliners.net/discussions....main/3197811/
Per a thread on Airliners.net.
About bl**dy time!!
I assume that KQ et al will be joining then too!
Jan 15, 2007, 10:17 am
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Jan 19, 2007, 11:42 am
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Jan 21, 2007, 1:32 am
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Skyteam Associate Member... they might as well be on the moon. For all intents and purposes, this is absolutely meaningless for a Skyteam Frequent Flyer. It would one thing if it meant the airline would be a full member within "X" months, but this Associate Membership seems to be some sort of indeterminate purgatory. No miles earned, no miles burned, no upgrades, no codeshares... unless you happen to be a FF member of the sponsoring airline. So what's the point? I just don't get this whole "Associate Member" BS.
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Sorry for the rant.
Jan 21, 2007, 1:36 am
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Skyteam Associate Member... they might as well be on the moon. For all intents and purposes, this is absolutely meaningless for a Skyteam Frequent Flyer. It would one thing if it meant the airline would be a full member within "X" months, but this Associate Membership seems to be some sort of indeterminate purgatory. No miles earned, no miles burned, no upgrades, no codeshares... unless you happen to be a FF member of the sponsoring airline. So what's the point? I just don't get this whole "Associate Member" BS.
Sorry for the rant.
Sorry for the rant.
Jan 21, 2007, 8:44 am
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this Associate Membership seems to be some sort of indeterminate purgatory. No miles earned, no miles burned, no upgrades, no codeshares... unless you happen to be a FF member of the sponsoring airline. So what's the point? I just don't get this whole "Associate Member" BS.
Jan 21, 2007, 3:41 pm
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Do you know something we don't? FFs were led to believe we'll get our miles and other benefits on Associate memebrs no matter what. The only difference between an associate and a full member would be for the airline itself - associates don't get to vote on aliance-wide issues and they have to give up their own FFP for that of their sponsor. At least that's what I've assumed sinced they announced the whole Associate Member program. Am I wrong?
Jan 21, 2007, 5:23 pm
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That's because KQ are not an associate member yet. How do we know we won't get EQMs - well, you won't get EQMs as we FB members already do - once they are in?
Jan 22, 2007, 9:59 am
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Hmph, so much for Wikipedia being reliable, I guess! 