Confirmed Journalist Mistake: AS Mileage Plan NOT going to Revenue Based Accrual
Jun 10, 2016, 1:48 pm
#16
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looks like the article has been completely pulled down now. Link doesn't work.
Jun 10, 2016, 1:49 pm
#17
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Oh my, my heart stopped for a moment when I read first post.
Glad to hear that we can all breathe a sigh of relief.....
Glad Alaska seems to value our loyalty.
Glad to hear that we can all breathe a sigh of relief.....
Glad Alaska seems to value our loyalty.
Jun 10, 2016, 1:50 pm
#18
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Regardless of what this article did or did not say, I'd be very surprised if Alaska doesn't change to a revenue based program in the next 3 years. It's only a matter of time IMHO.
Jun 10, 2016, 1:57 pm
#19
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Thank God. I know I would do poorly on a revenue based system and would probably just dump the whole thing and fly based on price to a large extent (excluding airlines like Spirit).
Jun 10, 2016, 2:01 pm
#20
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Would be interested to see how the print edition read before it was miscorrected online. Anyone in Juneau today that could snag a paper and check?
Jun 10, 2016, 2:11 pm
#21
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If they are the only major U.S. player that is not on revenue based, then it's potentially a good argument to stay that way for differentiation...which in my experience Alaska seems to value differentiation.
Jun 10, 2016, 2:21 pm
#22
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AS is already mostly revenue based on partners. Not the you must spend X dollars but you can't say that reduced earning in lower fares isn't tied somewhat to revenue. I think it's the fairest way to handle it. Revenue based with out being in your face about how cheap you are like other programs
Jun 10, 2016, 2:31 pm
#23
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Can't say I'm surprised the Juneau Empire would screw this up. That paper has had a revolving door of editors and reporters, and lately some of their articles have been either flat out wrong or reeking of bias.
Jun 10, 2016, 2:36 pm
#24
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http://digital.olivesoftware.com/oli...e/default.aspx
The correct quote is found on page A8.
Jun 10, 2016, 2:37 pm
#25
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Jun 10, 2016, 2:38 pm
#26
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I may be understanding this wrong but wouldn't An AS revenue program still not be as rough on leisure and low fare travelers as AA and Delta given AS doesn't have international or business class.
Jun 10, 2016, 2:39 pm
#27
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I've updated the thread title to reflect this was a mistake.
Jun 10, 2016, 3:25 pm
#28
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And what's really amusing is that they have an updated version of the article, with the critical "not" reinserted, but led by saying they'd updated due to a completely different error; no mention of the "will not" / "will" / "will not" flip-flop in that intro.
Jun 10, 2016, 3:34 pm
#29
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Here you go, they have a viewer of the print version on their website-
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/oli...e/default.aspx
The correct quote is found on page A8.
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/oli...e/default.aspx
The correct quote is found on page A8.
Jun 10, 2016, 4:01 pm
#30
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