Breaking STAR news for AE members from the MegaDo
Nov 7, 2009, 8:02 am
#16
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A comment made by a senior LH person (sorry - can't recall who it was) was "one kitchen, many restaurants". He clarified this comment by noting that Germans prepare potatoes in a certain way, but the Austrians do it differently as do the Swiss (rosti) and the Brits (mashed). The raw material is the same, but the end product is different because it suits the market.
Nov 7, 2009, 8:04 am
#17
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Please please please don't let it come out of the same allotment as I/R space, it's hard enough to upgrade these days as a frequent flyer without having to compete with the people charging hundreds of thousands of dollars a month in business expenses through their amexs for the points...
Nov 7, 2009, 9:11 am
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SSWUs are hard to use on a good day, routes depending
Nov 7, 2009, 9:27 am
#19
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However I would be interested in seeing what the plan would be, and how, if at all, they would protect the upgrade crowd (or at least us here on FT
).
Nov 7, 2009, 9:57 am
#20
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I would like to see a Two Tier policy through out STAR. One for non status collectors and another for the status traveller. Talking to some of the LH brass, they definitely see a need to help their HONs, Senators and FFPs. I do hope AC sees the need to do the same for their Super Elites, Elites and Prestiges.
Nov 7, 2009, 5:20 pm
#21
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But as always, the best value is to use the points within their own program, because:
1. The *A upgrades are only for a single segment, not origin-destination
2. The points costs border on obscene
3. They are only valid on the new *A definitions of "full fare" categorys (YB for econo, and CD for business)
4. You can only upgrade a single class.
My quick perusal suggests that these "upgrade" awards often approach the cost of an award ticket.
Nov 7, 2009, 5:26 pm
#22
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For no other reason that it was easy to find ('cause I already knew where it was) here are CO's rules for *A upgrades: http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...onditions.aspx
and upgrade award costs (in points) - see page 5: http://www.continental.com/web/en-US..._20091027c.pdf
and upgrade award costs (in points) - see page 5: http://www.continental.com/web/en-US..._20091027c.pdf
Nov 7, 2009, 5:31 pm
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