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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by andre1970
Well, the problem with promos like this starts when we realize that many of those who used to requalify the "regular" way won't be so naive to try that again. They will always wait for the next promotion (I'm confident there will be one of those again)

This is what should be meant by real revenue erosion and not really how many crèmes brûlées a Cessna HON™ will devour at the FCT/L during each one of his raids...
Wonderful analysis. And this is exactly why the current management doesn't care about such a liability as it will only impact the next generation of leaders who will harvest the blame.

Plus I learned that there's creme brulee in the FCL !
Originally Posted by econprof
I really have to laugh at people talking about "deserving HONs" and "fake HONs", etc... as if status with an airline company actually means something other than status with an airline company. It's just flying from one place to another not a referendum on your worth as a person...
Airing that on FlyerTalk is equivalent to wander into a church or a mosque and 'brief' the followers on non-tangible values on their errors. It feels much more educated and wise than it actually is ...
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