Skymiles Change Rumor?
Mar 19, 2012, 1:37 pm
#61
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shopping for price will become the norm for me. i would get the co-branded card for boarding and a bag - and if i just to get from point a to point b in misery, i will get the cheapest coach. if i want to get someplace in 'luxury' and can afford it, i will just book it. At tha tpoint, and in confirmed j, it doesn't really matter if you are carry elite status
Mar 19, 2012, 1:41 pm
#62
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Mar 19, 2012, 1:42 pm
#63
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If my friend at DL is right, I'm hoping that this is an "in addition" way that one could qualify for medallion status rather than an outright replacement of the current SM program. At least that would be more acceptable to me as one of those DMs that has years of rollover MQMs banked to protect status for the forseeable future.
Mar 19, 2012, 1:42 pm
#64
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This is a very common misinterpretation in Huntsville. HSV has very high AVERAGE airfares, simply because there are so many business travelers here that are willing to buy last minute tickets. This does NOT mean that ALL airfares are high out of HSV and that cheap airfares don't exist. My wife, a travel agent, deals with this misconception every day. People read this and assume that they can't buy a cheap ticket from HSV which is completely false.
MCO and CLT are the only 2 destinations out of HSV that I could fly for a better price than BHM/BNA.
Mar 19, 2012, 1:43 pm
#65
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My offer of $200 towards the Save Sky Miles II campaign still stands.
If the rumors get any more grim, the offer might increase.
If the rumors get any more grim, the offer might increase.
Mar 19, 2012, 1:48 pm
#66
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DL doesn't seem to care about FT opinions very much, IMO.
You know that adage about the two guys in the woods who meet a bear? When they meet the bear, one guy takes off running. The other guy yells at him, telling him it's pointless -- they'll never outrun the bear.
"I don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than you!" the first guy tells him.
I think that's how DL views their FF program. It doesn't have to be the best. Just better than the worst.
You know that adage about the two guys in the woods who meet a bear? When they meet the bear, one guy takes off running. The other guy yells at him, telling him it's pointless -- they'll never outrun the bear.
"I don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than you!" the first guy tells him.
I think that's how DL views their FF program. It doesn't have to be the best. Just better than the worst.
Mar 19, 2012, 1:50 pm
#67
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AC already introduced many enhancements last year, why do you think that they are going to be so much better now?
Mar 19, 2012, 1:51 pm
#68
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(1) I hope they decide what they want to do before my SC membership expires and
(2) if they actually do this I'll finally get to see what the north terminal at DTW looks like because Delta no longer appreciates (or deserves) my business.
Bob H.
Mar 19, 2012, 1:57 pm
#69
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I have also reserved certain domain names which I would be happy to contribute to the cause as well, should the original SSM not be repurposed.
Mar 19, 2012, 1:58 pm
#70
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Any "great team players" out there?
http://www.maxhire.net/cp/searchresu...ookieSupport=1
4332-Senior Business Analyst-ATL
Category : Information Technology
Location/City : GA - Atlanta
Qualifications:
This req is for a Senior Business analysts for the Fare Based Award Ticket Redemption (FBATR) project, which is part of the Evolution of SkyMiles (EOS) Program being driven out of Loyalty. This project changes how the customer redeems miles and improves the customer shopping experience. This project takes a phased iterative approach to achieving the project’s objectives and is divided into multiple releases. The initial implementation is currently scheduled for September of 2012.
Category : Information Technology
Location/City : GA - Atlanta
Qualifications:
This req is for a Senior Business analysts for the Fare Based Award Ticket Redemption (FBATR) project, which is part of the Evolution of SkyMiles (EOS) Program being driven out of Loyalty. This project changes how the customer redeems miles and improves the customer shopping experience. This project takes a phased iterative approach to achieving the project’s objectives and is divided into multiple releases. The initial implementation is currently scheduled for September of 2012.
http://www.maxhire.net/cp/searchresu...ookieSupport=1
Mar 19, 2012, 1:59 pm
#72
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Less about a preference for AE as a FFP, and more about availability of flights. No One World option from YQR, so I am somewhat stuck. And SE at AC/AE is within reach if I ditch my DL miles (27,000 on DL/ST last year, 68,000 on AE/*A, more total miles this year). I only really need the benefits when I fly with my family, and I get decent awards from AE as opposed to what most seem to feel that they get...
Mar 19, 2012, 2:00 pm
#73
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If my friend at DL is right, I'm hoping that this is an "in addition" way that one could qualify for medallion status rather than an outright replacement of the current SM program. At least that would be more acceptable to me as one of those DMs that has years of rollover MQMs banked to protect status for the forseeable future.
Mar 19, 2012, 2:01 pm
#74
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Mar 19, 2012, 2:04 pm
#75
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