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Old May 23, 2012, 7:24 am
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Originally Posted by kungfuflyer
I disagree. Virtually all of my UA flights are 20-25% more expensive than the competition. This is a price I gladly pay for the perks as a 1K. Take the perks away, and I'm gone. All it will do is force UA to lower their fares!
It may take a while for the full impact to be felt, but exactly who is going to fill all those TATL/TPAC seats? An awful lot of UA elites paid higher fares and put up with a already crap product and service in order to maintain status. Take away the 1K perks and why would anyone fly UA TATL/TPAC when most of the competition provides a much better experience at the same or even lower price?
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