AA/US AIR Frequent Flyers
May 12, 1998, 7:14 pm
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AA/US AIR Frequent Flyers
When is US Air and AA going to start trading frequent flyer mileage? They have agreed to an allaince, so when is it effective?
May 12, 1998, 8:40 pm
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The official press release concerning the link up said "late summer" would be the time that the agreement would be in place
May 13, 1998, 4:12 am
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What does that I can transfer my Dividend Miles (USAir) to my AAd account?
May 19, 1998, 12:48 pm
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Right now, late summer looks like the earliest we will hear from these two about how this alliance will affect your miles. The original announcements, however, do state that members of each program will be able to combine miles for awards on the other program's chart. Also remember that many of the recently announced alliances (Continental/Northwest and United/Delta) require approval from the government, and waiting for that approval may take even longer. The AA/US Airways deal has skirted the govt. approval issue, however, by allying their frequent flyer programs and not the airlines entirely as their first step. This may mean we actually do hear from them by the end of summer!
May 20, 1998, 2:07 pm
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I'm betting the chances are pretty good that US Airways will enact mileage expiration, just like AA. If you will be able to claim awards on each other's award charts, then it seems there will be a potentially huge imbalance in AAdvantage members claiming awards from US Airways in order to avoid AA expiring miles.
I imagine the situation is similar for the United/Delta alliance. This would not be good news for frequent flyers.
I imagine the situation is similar for the United/Delta alliance. This would not be good news for frequent flyers.
May 26, 1998, 1:18 am
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Last week, I received an email from the AAdv customer service. They told me that miles will NOT be transferable from AA to USAirways, but members of the programs an use and COMBINE Dividend Miles and AAdv Miles.
May 26, 1998, 12:03 pm
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It's interesting U-S Airways renewed its
contract with AMEX Membership Rewards, then
set up this deal with American Airlines.
I think both airlines let to spell out quickly what this alliance means for us,
the frequent flyers.
Also betting that there will be some rule
saying "You can't transfer Membership Rewards
to U-S Airways and then American Airlines.
Then again, I'm very unlucky at bets.
Or American will join Membership Rewards,
which would be nice but I'm not expecting.
contract with AMEX Membership Rewards, then
set up this deal with American Airlines.
I think both airlines let to spell out quickly what this alliance means for us,
the frequent flyers.
Also betting that there will be some rule
saying "You can't transfer Membership Rewards
to U-S Airways and then American Airlines.
Then again, I'm very unlucky at bets.
Or American will join Membership Rewards,
which would be nice but I'm not expecting.