Skymiles Change Rumor?
Mar 19, 2012, 5:11 pm
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The majority of us here buy sLUT fares (or their equivalents on other carriers)
Mar 19, 2012, 5:22 pm
#167
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Glad I stopped flying Delta when I did a couple of years ago. I left because they continued to make significant unannounced SkyMiles changes, and I just couldn't count on the value that I expected to receive for my flights to be maintained. This sounds like yet another example that may happen.
I already canceled my Amex SkyMiles cards, so I can't really call Amex and state that I'll do so again if Delta changes their program.
Any suggestions on how to monetize a couple 100K of miles still left in my account?
I already canceled my Amex SkyMiles cards, so I can't really call Amex and state that I'll do so again if Delta changes their program.
Any suggestions on how to monetize a couple 100K of miles still left in my account?
Mar 19, 2012, 5:22 pm
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Mar 19, 2012, 5:25 pm
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I really, really hate Delta now.
Thank goodness I don't have to fly them.
People are crazy if they accept this.
Thank goodness I don't have to fly them.
People are crazy if they accept this.
Mar 19, 2012, 5:27 pm
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Mar 19, 2012, 5:28 pm
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AA-I flew 110k EQM last year, total spend $4,800. This year, 170k+ EQM, total spend $3,100 so far
AC-I flew 37k EQM, total revenue $6k (mainly Canada domestic and a YVR-PEK in S)
A3-I credited a UA YVR-CHI rt to them
Mar 19, 2012, 5:30 pm
#172
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Perhaps that will change. Perhaps you will be able to stop associating with the unwashed masses that you find so contemptible. We will see.
Leo Mullen thought he'd slice up the goose and get all the golden eggs at once when he set about to tinker with Sky Miles.
He didn't get the result he anticipated.
Mar 19, 2012, 5:31 pm
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Shouldn't a person that paid 3 x what you did get more than you? If you say no, please explain why.
Mar 19, 2012, 5:33 pm
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Because, DL's rules (at least so far) say that the good folks earned those perks, irrespective of what little letter is associated with their fare.
Perhaps that will change. Perhaps you will be able to stop associating with the unwashed masses that you find so contemptible. We will see.
Leo Mullen thought he'd slice up the goose and get all the golden eggs at once when he set about to tinker with Sky Miles.
He didn't get the result he anticipated.
Perhaps that will change. Perhaps you will be able to stop associating with the unwashed masses that you find so contemptible. We will see.
Leo Mullen thought he'd slice up the goose and get all the golden eggs at once when he set about to tinker with Sky Miles.
He didn't get the result he anticipated.
Mar 19, 2012, 5:33 pm
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I think that spending this much time in an aluminum tube means that I have shown that I am loyal to the airline, as I have flown with them a lot.
If I bought full fare F on AA JFK-LHR I shouldn't just get EXP automatically after 2 flights.
(2X JFK LHR isn't even 20k EQM)
Last edited by AA_EXP09; Mar 19, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Mar 19, 2012, 5:38 pm
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uh...ug...blockbuster...
Mar 19, 2012, 5:40 pm
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I don't a see mass exodus if this happens. Although I do think Delta would probably not drop the hammer before being convinced that a second legacy would follow its lead, at which point rewards outweigh the risks.
As noted earlier:
As noted earlier:
Delta already has a fare based system....lower fares earn 100%, Y, B, and M fares and F/J class fares earn 150%
Mar 19, 2012, 5:40 pm
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Mar 19, 2012, 5:46 pm
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Mar 19, 2012, 5:48 pm
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Perhaps some of us travel a lot more than you and are in a better position to "game the system". I suspect that as a DL PM and AA nobody, you have to pay a lot more for First than we sLUTs and that colors your opinion. Can't really blame you for supporting a change. I might be less ambivalent if DL actually provided a front cabin experience that was more AA and less the current dismal upgrade class.