turkeyRIOO

Do not be afraid to venture out. FT is a game, classroom, and entertainment all at once. WN adheres to the KISS principles very well. The core competencies of simplicity help management run the company efficiently; especially managing customer expectations. There is a place for this model in a competitive environment.

I have been bitten by the DL game bug. I do not fly nearly as much as I used to but I still want to try for the best possible experience. In this year I have been able to turn my normal FO experience into PM by playing the game with the tools I have learned on FT. I have been able to determine the best flights for upgrades, MR deals for bonus MQMs, Amex transfers for bonus RDM and MQMs, club access for free, and have one on us vouchers for food and drink in the back. I actually enjoy navigating the complexities to improve my experience. It definitely breaks up the monotony of travel. Luckily if there have been shenanigans, they have broken in my favor this year; unexpected upgrades, rebooking on IROPS flights, etc.

FT can be quite an education and I still feel I am at the end of middle school getting ready for varsity as some things still scare me – fuel dumps and expedia.ca- that many FTers have leveraged to almost inconceivable good deals in this day and age.

The entertainment comes from the rants of the uneducated on almost any forum.

jrpaguia

I like WN because the Rapid Rewards credit system is simple. I flew Delta once and didn't like it. They said I earned 666 frequent flyer miles from Philly to Hotlanta but would not let me redeem those miles for my return trip.

jackal

You must have missed out on the 40x promo!

sdsearch

Because it's simple, or because it gets you free flight fast?

It would be equally simple if it were exactly like it is now except required 50.0 credits (instead of 16.0) for a free flight. But would you really still like it then?

Which, of course, begs the question of whether we'll still like it once Rapid Rewards 2.0 comes out next year. And whether, depending on how Rapid Rewards 2.0 actually turns out to work, whether the "tone" of this forum will stay as is or not...

nsx

FWIW, the tone of the JetBlue forum did not change noticeably when they switched to TrueBlue2, a program very much like what I expect for RR 2.0. The tone is set primarily by the online personalities of posters, and that will not change, at least not overnight.

lougord99

I disagree. The tone is set by our outstanding moderators.

jackal

Having been on both sides in the last year, I think it's a mix of both.

Richard Chen

Agree, the UA mods have aggressively deleted UA bashing & negative energy posts which is pervasive there. FT mirrors RL (real life) & it's a tough day for UA folks. Be glad to be in WN world!

rsteinmetz70112

You do realize the post you replied to is almost 5 years old don't you ^

lougord99

But the thread was started by num1bearsfan, bringing back a very informative poster.

pinniped

I'll give you credit for that. As an AA Gold who finds myself on AS once or twice a year, it's generally a pleasant experience all around. My two or three n00bish questions for the AS board over the years were answered kindly.

The fact I'm still responding this way in 2015 to a thread from 2010 is a good thing.

Richard Chen

Yes! But it's still holding water, haha.

Indeed, an oldie but today even more true than before with displeasure increasing elsewhere post-mergers. The worst here about post-merger FL RapidRewards years ago is seemingly the worst thing. Ah, bliss.