Would CO Do Away With Segment Qualification for Elite?
Dec 12, 2002 | 4:06 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 235
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The current CO 3x segments offer appears to be a joke. The fare has to be > $400 each way and of certain classes to qualify. With needing 30, 60 or 90 segments to qualify, I would be surprised if many people benefitted from the promotion. One would have to be only a few segments short of a goal, and very short of time (or perhaps at the far end of the route map) for flying the targeted fares would make any sense if there were alternatives.
All that being said, your guess is as good as mine. [/B]</font>
The current CO 3x segments offer appears to be a joke. The fare has to be > $400 each way and of certain classes to qualify. With needing 30, 60 or 90 segments to qualify, I would be surprised if many people benefitted from the promotion. One would have to be only a few segments short of a goal, and very short of time (or perhaps at the far end of the route map) for flying the targeted fares would make any sense if there were alternatives.
All that being said, your guess is as good as mine. [/B]</font>
You just have to make sure that your fare is above $800 each way, which FC almost always is. BF earns sextuple segments, but the per mile segment yield isn't as high as domestic.
As a result of the triple segments promotion, I have taken CO over DL or AA in cases where CO was more expensive or required me to go a little bit out of the way. This promotion has cemented my loyalty to CO.
I hope that CO continues triple segments or something along the lines of what NW announced recently.
jh
Dec 12, 2002 | 4:30 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 235
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fly co to see the yanks:
i don't think they would.
i think all airlines should have this as an option for people that fly short flights. it's not their fault.
plus, these short flights often have the highest $/mile (unless Southwest is doing something aggressive like in Texas).</font>
i don't think they would.
i think all airlines should have this as an option for people that fly short flights. it's not their fault.
plus, these short flights often have the highest $/mile (unless Southwest is doing something aggressive like in Texas).</font>
jh
Dec 12, 2002 | 9:29 am
#18
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Houston, TX USA
Posts: 609
"It is isn't a joke. You can really rack up the segments. One trip with a connection each way will earn you 12 segments. Do that once a week, and you will go from 0 to Platinum in two months.
"You just have to make sure that your fare is above $800 each way, which FC almost always is. BF earns sextuple segments, but the per mile segment yield isn't as high as domestic.
"As a result of the triple segments promotion, I have taken CO over DL or AA in cases where CO was more expensive or required me to go a little bit out of the way. This promotion has cemented my loyalty to CO."
Glad to hear that it works for some people.
"You just have to make sure that your fare is above $800 each way, which FC almost always is. BF earns sextuple segments, but the per mile segment yield isn't as high as domestic.
"As a result of the triple segments promotion, I have taken CO over DL or AA in cases where CO was more expensive or required me to go a little bit out of the way. This promotion has cemented my loyalty to CO."
Glad to hear that it works for some people.