HeathrowGuy said CHANGE is coming to CO, and so it came!
Sep 10, 2009, 5:34 pm
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HeathrowGuy said CHANGE is coming to CO, and so it came!
I was mocked and ridiculed for my fervent belief that change is coming to CO. Now, many a CO FTer is picking his or her jaw off the floor. Mind the signature line, and prepare. 
Sep 10, 2009, 5:43 pm
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P.S. Who wants to bet against my prediction we'll have United Economy Plus access by mid-2010?
Sep 10, 2009, 5:48 pm
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You're going to dethrone me as resident megalomaniac if you keep this up.
Sep 10, 2009, 6:07 pm
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Sep 10, 2009, 6:22 pm
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I never doubted that change is afoot. I'm just not sure it's all for the better, in some measure because I view UA as a company that will screw its customers by accident, if they don't screw them on purpose.
Sep 10, 2009, 7:03 pm
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Sep 10, 2009, 7:30 pm
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Which is precisely why my mile earning will shift to CO next year instead of DL. The *a cities work best for me (i.e. SFO/PHX) and I can finally earn CO miles and chill in the local lounges. My only problem: UA + US charge for wifi and booze. Really. Without wifi/booze what value does a lounge provide?
Sep 10, 2009, 7:40 pm
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With all due respect, you proposed there would be total alignment with UA, likely to include harmonized upgrades - nothing in today's announcement indicates any such changes, nor do I expect these changes to occur.
Sep 10, 2009, 8:03 pm
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Yes...these were FOR THE MOST PART good changes but they are not done yet (I remember how we were all dancing after Elite Access was announced and the gauntlet fell a few days later)....however there are several increases in mileage required and some rewards are quite pricey relative to some other * Carriers.
What will CO be able to offer UA elites that is meaningful if that is the case?
What will CO be able to offer UA elites that is meaningful if that is the case?
Sep 10, 2009, 9:30 pm
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Yes...these were FOR THE MOST PART good changes but they are not done yet (I remember how we were all dancing after Elite Access was announced and the gauntlet fell a few days later)....however there are several increases in mileage required and some rewards are quite pricey relative to some other * Carriers.
What will CO be able to offer UA elites that is meaningful if that is the case?
What will CO be able to offer UA elites that is meaningful if that is the case?
Sep 11, 2009, 8:18 am
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My Dear - I can give you a very cogent argument for managing perfectly adequatelu without the WiFi!
With the sort of men that I see on Continental in general and in the EWR lounge in particular I do not need to look at a screen!!
With the sort of men that I see on Continental in general and in the EWR lounge in particular I do not need to look at a screen!!
Sep 11, 2009, 9:06 am
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UA Elites should NOT be given access to CO exit rows or preferred seating unless CO Elites are given access to E+.
There will be a huge uprising here if UA people are given benefits on CO that CO Elites cannot equal when flying UA.
Sep 11, 2009, 9:38 am
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