SkyTeam Exit Date
Jan 29, 2009 | 9:00 pm
#46
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There are certainly plenty of other questions that still need to be answered, but that doesn't negate the value of this email at this time.
Jan 29, 2009 | 9:03 pm
#47
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Plus, I think it helps soften the blow of LK's comment today, which may have slipped out a little earlier than planned.
Jan 29, 2009 | 11:23 pm
#48
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They did this so that we didnt announce it ourselves next week during the DO after talking to everyone. Just means there will be a bigger announcement for the DO! 
Jan 29, 2009 | 11:50 pm
#49
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I might if they ever got me anywhere. My last 4 flights on NW were all mx'ed into oblivion.
Jan 30, 2009 | 3:29 am
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In a UA flyer's post, they were referred to as rats. I will miss the World Clubs and the CRCs which, along with PCs, are the best airline clubs in the US. I have never seen an RCC that wasn't a total dump. And their bars are cash bars with surly bar staff. With the SkyTeam clubs, almost every airport in the the US had at least one good club available for SkyTeam cardholders to use. I certainly hope that CO will maintain the quality of the PCs and not fall to UA's standard.
Jan 30, 2009 | 4:00 am
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I look forward to Star Alliance..It seems to offer more than Skyteam..
Jan 30, 2009 | 6:22 am
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I don't think it will necessarily be a problem. You'll have a few carriers to mix and match in *A and should be able to find seats for the trip, even with only 5-6 months advance warning. That being said, I'd start trying for the KE redemption prior to the change. Confirmed seats are always better than the potential for seats on a different carrier. I don't know that you'll necessarily find them 11 months out, but it is worth trying.
Jan 30, 2009 | 8:25 pm
#53
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Question: If you requalify for elite before 10/24/09, will you be given both Skyteam and *A status? Or will you have to choose one / default to *A? Would it be possible to maintain Skyteam for 2010?
Will it matter on whom you earned those miles? If they "split" the miles based on which airline you earned them, could you possibly lose out on status for 2010?
It is right to assume that if you earn status (or increase your status) after 10/25/09 that this will count for *A?
It will be interesting to see if and/or how CO integrates the UA-style Premier Associate. I'm betting against it.
Can someone ask this at the DO IV? I've been stuck on the waiting list since the day it filled.
Will it matter on whom you earned those miles? If they "split" the miles based on which airline you earned them, could you possibly lose out on status for 2010?
It is right to assume that if you earn status (or increase your status) after 10/25/09 that this will count for *A?
It will be interesting to see if and/or how CO integrates the UA-style Premier Associate. I'm betting against it.
Can someone ask this at the DO IV? I've been stuck on the waiting list since the day it filled.
Last edited by flyzabit; Jan 30, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Jan 30, 2009 | 8:29 pm
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I imagine that your CO elite status will be recognized at the corresponding SkyTeam level only through October 24, 2009; thereafter, whatever status you hold will be recognized by the Star Alliance and not SkyTeam effective whenever CO "promptly" transitions into the former.
Jan 30, 2009 | 9:03 pm
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Question: If you requalify for elite before 10/24/09, will you be given both Skyteam and *A status? Or will you have to choose one / default to *A? Would it be possible to maintain Skyteam for 2010?
Will it matter on whom you earned those miles? If they "split" the miles based on which airline you earned them, could you possibly lose out on status for 2010?
It is right to assume that if you earn status (or increase your status) after 10/25/09 that this will count for *A?
Will it matter on whom you earned those miles? If they "split" the miles based on which airline you earned them, could you possibly lose out on status for 2010?
It is right to assume that if you earn status (or increase your status) after 10/25/09 that this will count for *A?
You don't earn status on any particular alliance. You only earn status on CO.
Feb 1, 2009 | 12:16 am
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Feb 1, 2009 | 7:46 am
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Is there any specific I should be doing different in aticipation of this change?
Feb 1, 2009 | 12:31 pm
#58
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If ST works better for you, probably credit your remaining CO flights before 10/24 to DL/NW. If *A works better for you, credit your CO flights and any NW/DL/other ST flights before 10/24 to CO. If you're flying enough to get desired status in both alliances, balance it out however you prefer.