Originally Posted by
LarkSFO
lainy - One of the more rational posts / responses so far! If UA has changed their incentives in such a way that they no longer have as much value as UA's competitors' incentives, then by all means switch to a new airline!
You're too kind
Thank you!
Originally Posted by
LarkSFO
See you around SFO sometime (I rarely travel via SJC) - I'll be the guy in the UA 1K line or the AA Plat line!
Same here! I have a feeling we'll rub elbows in the new T2 come Spring 2011. I also plan to start using Virgin America in 2011 for my SFO-LAX hops unless AA has comparable pricing. Too bad Virgin discontinued SFO-SNA. At $39-$59 ow on a last minute fare, they were one of my favorites over the more expensive SJC-SNA on Southwest. SFO-SNA on UA is just WAYYY to pricey at any time.
Originally Posted by
GlencoeGuy
OK, whining over. I guess I should just take my exit row (only if I book early enough in advance) and double miles, and call it a day... But a 20% increase in segments to re-qualify for 1K just sucks, big time!
I feel for you and others in your situation. I wholeheartedly agree that 100 BIS segments is the harshest way to qualify for 1K. Now if only UA had thought to equate 25,000 BIS miles to 25 segments instead of 30, that would be a great way for UA to show LUV to their loyal segment commuters. I guess UA hasn't gotten the message that 1K members (like myself) have already defected to Southwest and Virgin for our intra-California flights. Doesn't make a difference to me since I don't requalify on segments however UA needs to remember that dissatisfied segment qualifiers have a greater incentive to defect given the choice and higher requal needed.