Originally Posted by IndyMan
These are the kind of opinions that kill me. "Continental has one of the best domestic FC products and that's why people are now paying for it". What in the Heck are you talking about? It's absolutely no different than FC in US, UA, NW or any other legacy carrier. That's just a flat ignorant and obviously biased comment (talk about carrying the CO flag). What, the heineken on CO tastes better than on another carrier?
It is a well know fact that domestic first on Continental is superior to most other legacy carries. have you flown NWA or US Airways lately and compared the product to Continental's? You can't compare the products - Continental's is vastly superior - even frequent flyer of other airlines have said this - EWR-PHX you get hot towel service 2 choices for dinner, warm nuts and on dinner the ice cream sundae - on US/HP you get the choice of a salad or a sandwich and definately no hot towel or ice cream.
Originally Posted by IndyMan
This is exactly what I was talking about. Some snobbish jerks that have the option to spend more for a ticket than they need to and then poke out the eyes of the gross majority that don't. OK, your wealthy and/or an executive who likes to needless spend company (and stock holder) money without needing to. That seems to be going around in corporate America lately. Congrats. You're a big boy. You get a golf clap from everyone. Feel better now?
Your comments are just dripping with nasty attitude - no comment.
Originally Posted by IndyMan
$800 is plenty for a trip to LAX. The point was that there was a guaranteed superior product (JetBlue) for less money and since he wasn't getting upgraded anymore then the there was no value to fly CO anymore. Not sure how you missed this point.
If one feels one product is superior to another then it is thier choice - the poster elected to pay 800 on co, when they could have pais much less somewhere else - don't hold it against Continental.
Originally Posted by IndyMan
So, your contention is that CO is better off blowing-off this consistent $800 revenue stream because....why was that again? Oh, yea, because CO is an exclusive airline and just 'not for everyone'.
What a ridiculous viewpoint.
Again, thats just full of nastyness - no comment.
Originally Posted by IndyMan
It's what you can get for your loyalty. All the legacy carriers offer the same damn basic coach product and, for that matter, the same basic FC product.
It's how you get rewarded for your loyalty. Upgrades being the most obvious and desired of the perks.
If you can't get them while throwing every available dollar at it then what is the point? Find someone else who will recognize it.
Continental offers a minor superior coach product to other legacy carriers - meals at meal times, blankets, pillows, and IFE. You wont find that on NWA, AA, or HP/US.
Continental's FC product is much different as I said before with my EWR-PHX example, but also - on LGA-IAH on a breakfast flight I get a choice of breakfast - on NWA you get no choice on PHL-MSP. plus the seats are much different in quality and there is no IFE on NWA.
Everything is in the eye of the beholder, but there is no need to post comments dripping with nastyness and such distain for your fellow FTers...
-Vincent