Originally Posted by
ozstamps
Whilst I agree restoring the Status Quo to MMs on the books as of December 31 is UA's main PR issue right now,
It is not UA's main PR issue. It's not even an issue for UA, period. If it ever becomes an issue for UA it will become an economic issue, perhaps as a result of negative PR.
Originally Posted by
ozstamps
I challenge anyone to show me anyone who qualified for IE in the 1990s was ever promised "United 1K for Life". Or even 1K for one year. Or one week.
And this has what to do with the restoration of certain MMer benefits?
Originally Posted by
ozstamps
The Top tier is GS last time I looked.
As I said in an
earlier post, IEs never saw Presidential Platinum or Global Services as being a comparable level to what we were promised, because those levels are spend-based, by invitation only.
Originally Posted by
ozstamps
It would be much like Uncle Sam declaring that all Americans get a 5% Federal Tax hike
unless they live in Texas. I suspect there might be some comment.
What?
Originally Posted by
ozstamps
IE's were promised in writing "GOLD ELITE" for life. (See actual wording below). And were later told, that bennie, as a one-time favour, converted to "Platinum". (After Randy got in their ear it seems good for him!)
NOT "top tier for life in whatever airline we might merge with in decades to come."
Taking this at face value without arguing the point, again, why do you care what IEs were granted vis-a-vis the benefits granted to MMers?
Originally Posted by
ozstamps
I agree with you focusing on a face-saving way UA can tweak things to keep most folks happy, and thus impact minimally on revenue due to defections, is hopefully what this thread is about.
Some might (and some have) argued that UA already tweaked things to keep "most" folks happy. I would pivot your statement about "impacting minimally on revenue due to defections," and suggest that you use this line of thinking to help craft an economic argument that might carry more weight with UA.