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Old Mar 25, 2012, 6:07 pm
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Originally Posted by bubbashow
For that, I thank you. I do not monitor how many posts are made. My passion on this topic reflects my passion on what I believe an elite program should be. I have chatted with a FT member through this who spent over 100,000 on 17 trips. I believe he deserves far-more perks than I. I, however, fly a lot. I HATE what DL has done to the Elite program and see a possible revenue-based earning and redemption scheme the solution to the problem that DL has created.
He was probably purchasing full Y /discounted J fares.
Those come with many benefits that should only be had on the flights that he took, not flights that he would take after those flights.
I.e.ability to use SWU
150% MQM.
This member is probably at least a GM, if not PM.
AA is doing another promo for HVCs with AAirpass.
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