CO To Join Star Alliance [threads merged]
Jun 19, 2008, 1:38 pm
#91
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Jun 19, 2008, 1:38 pm
#92
Join Date: Mar 2007
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That being said, I can't seem to get away from UA. I ditched them last year with a status match to CO and here they come again. Even worse, my company has now made UA their preferred carrier.
I'm with the other folks who were hoping for OW. AA, QF, and CX would be great to have around...
Jun 19, 2008, 1:38 pm
#93
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SJO
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I sure hope so, I took 3 flights in CM last month and I was very pleased with everything, plus 15k miles from SJO-PTY (normally between 250-350 dollars) is a steal
Jun 19, 2008, 1:39 pm
#94
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: CO Plat
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I'm not so sure about that. Other *A members have different earning requirements for their own elite levels, and if we're not getting full reciprocal benefits on UA, I highly doubt we'd be 'charged' for those non-existent benefits by being forced to fly 100k EQM - especially if they don't drop the 50% earning limit.
I would be very unhappy about such a change, but since I already fly roughly 85K a year, I'd just need to add one more flight and maybe a trip to Asia on UA with someone's upgrade cert to get me to that threshold. I'd do it, provided there was some lucrative benefit waiting for me - like a batch of SWUs.
I would be very unhappy about such a change, but since I already fly roughly 85K a year, I'd just need to add one more flight and maybe a trip to Asia on UA with someone's upgrade cert to get me to that threshold. I'd do it, provided there was some lucrative benefit waiting for me - like a batch of SWUs.
If they do raise to 100k, I'd think they'd have to provide SWUs. Otherwise why would anyone flying 100k+ credit to CO rather than UA?
Jun 19, 2008, 1:39 pm
#95
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Jun 19, 2008, 1:40 pm
#97
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Jun 19, 2008, 1:40 pm
#98
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Uncertainty is a Bad Thing!
As a DL frequent flyer, I will miss having CO in ST and the ability to earn MQM mileage when flying CO.
Uncertainty is not a good thing, and it would possibly be a benefit to CO and future bookings if they would guarantee the ability to earn credit on other ST carriers to some future date, say June 30, 2009 for example. That date could be extended as dictated by circumstances, but it would never change to an earlier date. That way, NW/DL/AF/KL/KE/SU/CZ etc. passengers would be able to book future travel on CO confident that will still be earning into their home program.
Uncertainty is not a good thing, and it would possibly be a benefit to CO and future bookings if they would guarantee the ability to earn credit on other ST carriers to some future date, say June 30, 2009 for example. That date could be extended as dictated by circumstances, but it would never change to an earlier date. That way, NW/DL/AF/KL/KE/SU/CZ etc. passengers would be able to book future travel on CO confident that will still be earning into their home program.
Jun 19, 2008, 1:41 pm
#99
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Jun 19, 2008, 1:41 pm
#100
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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I sure hope COPA comes over. Reward upgrades in South America on COPA have been a lot easier to come by than on CO or DL.
Jun 19, 2008, 1:41 pm
#101
Join Date: Mar 2007
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While the domestic RCCs are generally sh*tholes (Couldn't think of any fitting euphemisms...), the international ones aren't half bad. HKG and EZE are two that come to mind. LHR isn't too bad, either. There's at least free booze in the international clubs, although not always free interweb.
Jun 19, 2008, 1:43 pm
#102
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Jun 19, 2008, 1:43 pm
#103
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Aww, UA ain't so bad. Just fly a couple of transcons on US or WN. The next time you fly UA, it'll feel like F on SQ.
That being said, I can't seem to get away from UA. I ditched them last year with a status match to CO and here they come again. Even worse, my company has now made UA their preferred carrier.
I'm with the other folks who were hoping for OW. AA, QF, and CX would be great to have around...
That being said, I can't seem to get away from UA. I ditched them last year with a status match to CO and here they come again. Even worse, my company has now made UA their preferred carrier.
I'm with the other folks who were hoping for OW. AA, QF, and CX would be great to have around...
I do think UA is the better choice (vs. AA) for the purposes of completing the route map, irrespective of the larger Alliance question.
Jun 19, 2008, 1:44 pm
#104
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Jun 19, 2008, 1:45 pm
#105
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