NWA Drink Chits / Lounge Pass
Sep 10, 2010 | 5:30 pm
#3
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The good news: If they don't have an expiration date, they are probably good for life.
The bad news: Unfortunately we also know how DL defines "life."
The bad news: Unfortunately we also know how DL defines "life."
Sep 11, 2010 | 7:40 am
#4
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Yes. "For life" means "until some DL Exec gets distracted by the thought of a big bonus for reducing customer service benefits/costs."
Sep 11, 2010 | 4:13 pm
#6
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Had an old, torn up (someone thought it was junk mail) WC pass. Denied at JFK SC (argh, those guys!!), not even questioned at BOS - breezed right in.
Sep 11, 2010 | 6:02 pm
#7
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it's not like they are doing it because they want to be nice guys...legally they purchased NWA and all of it's obligations which includes lifetime WC memberships, the only way to shed these is through bankruptcy (which NWA wasn't able to reenter as they had just exited)
Sep 11, 2010 | 8:56 pm
#8
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it's not like they are doing it because they want to be nice guys...legally they purchased NWA and all of it's obligations which includes lifetime WC memberships, the only way to shed these is through bankruptcy (which NWA wasn't able to reenter as they had just exited)
Sep 11, 2010 | 9:10 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2003
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I pulled one out and not knowing the age of the coupon the PMDL FA smiled and grabbed it, saying, what'yll ya have? I guess loyalty is ageless, and the FAs of any stripe are quite good at picking out us road warriors.
Sep 11, 2010 | 9:46 pm
#10
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I have some old NW drink coupons and they all have expiration dates on them. That said, I've used several of the expired ones without issue. Just play dumb (I'm good at that) and don't advertise to the FA that they are old NW coupons and they will likely accept them.
Sep 13, 2010 | 4:56 am
#11
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absolutely possible however it's not possible within X months to do so...NWA was still within the X month limit - so again not an option