Feedback Received: 500-Mile Minimum Restored for Elite Members
Sep 23, 2008, 10:40 pm
#106
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Washington, D.C.
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Posts: 118
Go Scott! One of the best reasons to fly CO. Although most of my flying is international, connecting through hubs is always a <500 mile journey and this will help keep my CO account at a healthy level.
Sep 24, 2008, 4:46 am
#107
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Elites on NW will have no incentive to fly SPN-GUM, since the 120 flown miles on Continental Connection (Cape Air) cannot earn 500 NW miles. Cape Air is not a NW partner. So only CO elite status will apply for that route.
Sep 24, 2008, 7:21 am
#108
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: In the air or in a hotel
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 94
You mostly fly international yet you think the 500 mile min is going to keep your account healthy? Unless your international flights are to Canada or Mexico, I'd like to see the math and your definition of "healthy". My quick math tells me that it takes 50 500 mile segments to get the lowest reward....
Sep 24, 2008, 11:57 am
#109
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vienna, Austria
Programs: CO Silver, Miles and More Silver
Posts: 833
While I am glad to see CO is listening to the consumer and trying. I do not see what all the fuss is about. As stated by others on this thread and in other threads. This is not that big of a deal. I mean it is nice, but I do not count on these 500 mile runs or status or banking miles.
What caught my eye is the increase in the charge for reward travel, as an elite (all be it a lowly silver) I pay as much as a non-elite or gold elite! This does not seem fair to the golds or silvers at all.
What caught my eye is the increase in the charge for reward travel, as an elite (all be it a lowly silver) I pay as much as a non-elite or gold elite! This does not seem fair to the golds or silvers at all.
Sep 24, 2008, 12:33 pm
#110
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You mostly fly international yet you think the 500 mile min is going to keep your account healthy? Unless your international flights are to Canada or Mexico, I'd like to see the math and your definition of "healthy". My quick math tells me that it takes 50 500 mile segments to get the lowest reward....
Sep 24, 2008, 5:05 pm
#111
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: MFE / SAT
Programs: UA Premier Silver, Hyatt Platinum, Marriott Silver
Posts: 3,681
CO still hasn't updated their website to reflect this change.
Sep 24, 2008, 5:11 pm
#112
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Lat. N41., Long. W-75, in the NJ foothills of the Poconos
Programs: Ex-Con Million Miler, UA MM, CO Plat dozen, Onepass member since 1988
Posts: 906
RASM and CASM
This is a big deal. CO has made a TON of $$ off me flying EWR-BOS, or EWR-DCA/BWI. We're talking >100 cents per BIS mile under the formerly proposed rule. RASM and CASM are in the 6 - 12 cent range on most flights, yes?
500 min. is appropriate. Thanks Scott.
500 min. is appropriate. Thanks Scott.
Sep 24, 2008, 5:23 pm
#113
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
Am I the only 1 that thinks had AA jumped aboard and joined CO that CO wouldnt have restored anything?
CO didnt hear Us it heard AA!
so with not wanting to lose the people to WN & AA, CO restored the 500 mile min
CO didnt hear Us it heard AA!
so with not wanting to lose the people to WN & AA, CO restored the 500 mile min
Sep 24, 2008, 7:12 pm
#114
Join Date: May 2003
Location: San Antonio, Tx
Programs: UA gold, AA Plat, HHonors diamond, DL DM
Posts: 705
Typical airline test balloon, like fare increases made on Friday and rescinded on Monday when the other carriers don't bite. Texas is a three carrier market, AA, WN and CO. If AA ever drops 500 min eqm, CO will be following it in a Newark minute.
Sep 24, 2008, 10:04 pm
#115
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Washington, D.C.
Programs: UA Premier Silver, Delta SkyMiles Platinum Medallion, SPG Corporate Preferred
Posts: 118
You mostly fly international yet you think the 500 mile min is going to keep your account healthy? Unless your international flights are to Canada or Mexico, I'd like to see the math and your definition of "healthy". My quick math tells me that it takes 50 500 mile segments to get the lowest reward....
Sep 25, 2008, 12:53 pm
#116
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Galveston, TX
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Well done CO
This is wonderful news.... This is indicative of folks listening to their Core business (us the Business Traveler). I am so proud of these guys and I really enjoy hearing about this.
Sep 25, 2008, 6:09 pm
#117
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston, TX
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Posts: 369
In this gloomy market I'll take anything. Well done CO!!!^
Sep 26, 2008, 8:32 am
#118
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Chicago
Posts: 39
I am a little confused on one point. Is it that the bonus miles (i.e. the 50% bonus for me a CO Silver) are calculated off the actual miles (if less than 500)or the 500 miles. I mean if I am taking a flight from EWR-RDU which is total of 416 miles, I have been receiving 708 miles in all. Is that correct? or should I have been receiving 750 miles? Its been over 30 flights and its been 708 miles for each of them for me.
Sep 26, 2008, 9:11 am
#119
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 716
The bonus miles are calculated based on the actual distance, not the 500 mile min. So you're getting the right miles.
Sep 27, 2008, 6:21 pm
#120
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: MIA
Programs: AA-Plat, SAS Gold, Marriott-Gold, Hilton-DIA,SPG-Gold
Posts: 160
nice work scott