What happens re phone numbers on 3/1?
Feb 22, 2006, 8:25 am
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What happens re phone numbers on 3/1?
I will drop to GLD on 3/1. I have the PLT number on my cell phone already. Do I have to change it to the GLD number, or when I call will it automatically route me to the GLD line (as in the GLD place in the que, and have an agent say GLD instead of PLT when saying hello)? Or will it just hang up on me?
Feb 22, 2006, 8:27 am
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There really isn't a Gold or Platinum line anymore, so you will still be routed to the same regular rep anyway.
Feb 22, 2006, 8:48 am
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Originally Posted by iuprecise
There really isn't a Gold or Platinum line anymore, so you will still be routed to the same regular rep anyway.
Feb 22, 2006, 8:55 am
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It doesn't matter what number you call if it's higher than your status - you'll get routed downwards either way. I had only the EXP number handy the other day on a friend's cell even though I'm PLT and it worked fine, they presumably just passed me along when I read them my FF number.
Feb 22, 2006, 9:02 am
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Originally Posted by Flailey
It doesn't matter what number you call if it's higher than your status - you'll get routed downwards either way. I had only the EXP number handy the other day on a friend's cell even though I'm PLT and it worked fine, they presumably just passed me along when I read them my FF number.
Feb 22, 2006, 9:38 am
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Originally Posted by Fly AA J all the way
I will drop to GLD on 3/1.
Feb 22, 2006, 9:54 am
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Originally Posted by tom911
Are you abandoning AA, too? With all your posts here, I thought you were one of AA's most loyal supporters.
Feb 22, 2006, 10:30 am
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I just tune into his posts to see if Jon replied :p
Originally Posted by Fly AA J all the way
I will drop to GLD on 3/1.
Originally Posted by MiamiBeach
Believe it or not, he earned PLT last year via a challenge, and didn't requalify, so he's dropping down to GLD.
However, before I dog-pile on the rabbit too much, he can regurgitate evrything he has seen on this site very well (must come from the OD'ing on Kettle 1). Maybe he can just be the new reply to a search inquiry.
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Feb 22, 2006, 11:53 am
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Originally Posted by plasticman
Countdown to the Fly J Annual PLT Challenge, 10...9...8...7...
... and all of the status in his profile is either entry level or comp'd based on his AA PLT.
However, before I dog-pile on the rabbit too much, he can regurgitate evrything he has seen on this site very well (must come from the OD'ing on Kettle 1). Maybe he can just be the new reply to a search inquiry.
... and all of the status in his profile is either entry level or comp'd based on his AA PLT.
However, before I dog-pile on the rabbit too much, he can regurgitate evrything he has seen on this site very well (must come from the OD'ing on Kettle 1). Maybe he can just be the new reply to a search inquiry.
. And, hate to break it to you, but the SPG one is now real (even though it was a comp in the beginning).
Feb 22, 2006, 12:01 pm
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Do AA's phone systems taunt those who fail to requalify? Seems to me that would be some extra incentive to fly those 25k/50k/100k miles. Something like a month or two where everytime you call, a hearty laugh greets you and Nancy Cartwright says "Ha-Ha!! You've been downgraded! Better luck next year!" 
Feb 22, 2006, 12:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Fly AA J all the way
... And, hate to break it to you, but the SPG one is now real (even though it was a comp in the beginning).
... but I am also right about the countdown, right?
Feb 22, 2006, 12:27 pm
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Originally Posted by plasticman
Comp'd or not, you have the status so there's no harm in that and I did not want to imply otherwise. Put it to good use. I think we're all on FT here trying to find the best way to play the system without being completely unethical.
... but I am also right about the countdown, right?
... but I am also right about the countdown, right?
Not sure about the countdown, actually. If I'm still doing flights that I upgrade with miles, and don't need the 72hr window, I'll just wait till the second half of June, when I'll likely go to Europe. Oh, and for the, uh, um, other thing, my friend once asked me the fastest way to status. I started to tell him about the challenge, at which point I turned to him and said "so, just how low are your morals?. . ."
Feb 22, 2006, 12:44 pm
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Does this mean you are going to change the handle, and back?
Feb 22, 2006, 12:47 pm
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Originally Posted by kenfry
Does this mean you are going to change the handle, and back?
You mean handle, or the other info to the left. The stuff to the left will change, but I'll still Fly AA J all the way. . .