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Aug 15, 2002 | 4:30 pm

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Mook

Join Date: Jun 2002

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I fail to see the point of this.

From the customer's view ... I actually had to work to earn three of my 4 first-tier elite stati (yes, I was "instantly" granted NW status earlier this year based on God only knows what). Flying 25,000 miles on a carrier ain't exactly chicken feed, ya know. So now someone who's never before set foot on, say, a CO plane has just the same odds as I of snagging that last F seat?

From the airline's view ... Do they really think that doling out a bunch of new Silvers is going to get 1Ks and Platinum Medallions to abandon their favored airline in droves? Gee, let's see ... I can get a 125% mileage bonus and use some of my dozens of upgrade certs to ride in F the whole way ... or I can sit back in 32E and earn an extra 25% until I make it to 75K or 100K with the new guys.

I can see the point of once-in-a-lifetime status comps. I don't like it, but I understand it.

But this? This is ridiculous.

Mook

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