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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 11:17 am
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ColoBill1
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Programs: 1MM BIS. Former 18-year segment 1K, 1997-2014...now just a distant memory.
Posts: 1,200
For all those planning to write to 1KVoice in support/protest, might I suggest you preempt their canned reply, as to why they are increasing segment qualification to 120 segments, by stating that if they must add this additional 75K and 90 segment level to the UACO FF progam, they do so by supporting it with additional upgrade priority and two CR1s, but NOT by penalizing loyal segment qualifiers.

As I have posted ealier in another thread, my many years of qualifying for 1K by segments have been funded almost exclusively out-of-pocket. I am willing to continue to do so, if 100 segments is maintained, even though UA's recent screwing with their routing rules has rather dramatically increased the cost of multi-segment fares, and (cost-wise) taken away many of the favorable routings I used to book.

If UACO remains steadfast on increasing the segment requirement to 120, while continuing to announce/impliment additional FF program and operational "enhancements", they will in all likelihood lose me as a paying customer. That seat(s) I usually pay for can remain vacant...it's a rare flight I have flown on for quite some time that has been fully booked. I will then switch to start chipping away at the substantial stash of award miles I've accumulated, which is sufficient for my wife and me to exclusively enjoy "free" domestic and international travel for many years to come.

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