STAR's 20th anniversay this year
May 14, 2017, 9:32 am
#16
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I'm actually more surprised that SQ wasn't a founding member...
EDIT: Just looked up wiki because I was curious. OZ started in late 1988, and joined *A in 2003.
May 14, 2017, 9:39 am
#17
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Asiana's a relatively new airline. I think it started operations around the time of the Seoul summer olympics in 1988, although not related to the olympics. I started flying OZ regularly between SYD-ICN in 2006 and it was a full *A member then.
I'm actually more surprised that SQ wasn't a founding member...
EDIT: Just looked up wiki because I was curious. OZ started in late 1988, and joined *A in 2003.
I'm actually more surprised that SQ wasn't a founding member...
EDIT: Just looked up wiki because I was curious. OZ started in late 1988, and joined *A in 2003.
Otherwise, SQ has always seemed to be to be pretty independent of partnerships and alliance agreements. For instance, SQ tends to avoid letting *Golds traveling in coach on partner flights use its lounges, although in SIN, they created a separate and unequal lounge for *Golds.
May 16, 2017, 12:19 am
#18
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May 16, 2017, 7:34 am
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Why would anyone care about 21 out of >100 million members getting some free miles? I would've assumed *A would run a fun promotion which actually encourages pax to fly more during a certain period of time and try more *A carriers.
Jun 5, 2017, 12:09 pm
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Well they are giving out See's Candy at the LAX Lounge and also have decorations up for the 20th anniversary. The chocolate was given out as you entered. You can see the decorations in the video I took of the lounge.
Jun 12, 2017, 10:11 am
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Jul 25, 2017, 5:50 am
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Has anyone participated in this ?
Under the T&C, it seems that you are only allowed to join once? But does that mean once per FFP? Knowing that many of us have 'multiple' FFPs..
http://www.staralliance.com/en/mileagemillionaire-TC
I'm wondering if Pride in London constitutes a 'cultural' event...
Or hanging out at a food court in Singapore... Hey, eating is a cultural event in Singapore, don't you think?
Under the T&C, it seems that you are only allowed to join once? But does that mean once per FFP? Knowing that many of us have 'multiple' FFPs..
http://www.staralliance.com/en/mileagemillionaire-TC
I'm wondering if Pride in London constitutes a 'cultural' event...
Or hanging out at a food court in Singapore... Hey, eating is a cultural event in Singapore, don't you think?
