Originally Posted by
Plumber
This event is this Wedensday Oct 24...
Here are thje questions I could draw out from previous posts...
1) When will you tell us that upgrades will be allowed ONLY from latitude fares across all AC routes? Some advance notice will be much appreciated as this appears to be fairly inevitable.
2) Really? You dislike your customers this much?
3) How does Orlando Latitude go from $625 one day, to $1,198 the next day?
4) Do you think the Competition Bureau might look into this new fare structure, given the new cojones on the rejection of the Bell/Astral takeover?
5) Draw the attention of the AC Executives to the mileage earning drama on AC codeshare flights (esp. with SQ and TG) and Star Alliance in general?
6) I would also like to know what they think about giving status by revenue on top of the current miles and segments flown scheme.
7) Wouldn't it just make common sense to allow free same-day standby for all flights, all fare classes <For SE>?
Anything else you want asked or mentioned?
Plumber
Here are a few more:
1) If there are any AP people around: Why does AP charge fuel surcharges against other carriers when the same carriers in other FF programs don't charge anywhere near AP amounts? This is not transparent as nobody explains where the $ goes. The conspiracy theorists suggest the $ is going to AC's bottom line while misleading the buying public.
2) The stealth roll-out of Tango fares to TPAC and TATL fares was a disaster. While I AC may be courting the J and the budget flyers, the FF'ers in the middle who bring incrementally more revenue (within reason) per ticket for an upgradeable fare and 100% status miles are leaving. What's the rationale for this squeeze play on what is (traditionally) your loyal base? If this is an experiment, trying to regain that FF base if the experiment fails is going to cost a lot more money than keeping them happy right now.
3) With the introduction of Altitude, is AC formally embarking on a strategy of setting up a FF-specific program and leaving AP to fend for themselves?