Is asking for ORC unnecesary now?
Feb 25, 2015, 1:23 pm
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Is asking for ORC unnecesary now?
So I'll be the first one to fully admit that I STILL don't fully understand all the nuances of the new mileage accrual system on DL.
I do think I understand, though, that the new accrual of MQM's is now based on status X ticket price rather then distance flown. So if that's true then is asking for ORC unnecessary from an MQM standpoint at least? (ie whether you go from BOS-MSP-DCA or BOS-JFK-DCA it's still the same MQM's, right?) Can someone please help me w/ this?
Thanks and good luck to everyone to/from/thru ATL today, I suspect operations are a mess.
I do think I understand, though, that the new accrual of MQM's is now based on status X ticket price rather then distance flown. So if that's true then is asking for ORC unnecessary from an MQM standpoint at least? (ie whether you go from BOS-MSP-DCA or BOS-JFK-DCA it's still the same MQM's, right?) Can someone please help me w/ this?
Thanks and good luck to everyone to/from/thru ATL today, I suspect operations are a mess.
Feb 25, 2015, 1:28 pm
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So I'll be the first one to fully admit that I STILL don't fully understand all the nuances of the new mileage accrual system on DL.
I do think I understand, though, that the new accrual of MQM's is now based on status X ticket price rather then distance flown. So if that's true then is asking for ORC unnecessary from an MQM standpoint at least? (ie whether you go from BOS-MSP-DCA or BOS-JFK-DCA it's still the same MQM's, right?) Can someone please help me w/ this?
Thanks and good luck to everyone to/from/thru ATL today, I suspect operations are a mess.
I do think I understand, though, that the new accrual of MQM's is now based on status X ticket price rather then distance flown. So if that's true then is asking for ORC unnecessary from an MQM standpoint at least? (ie whether you go from BOS-MSP-DCA or BOS-JFK-DCA it's still the same MQM's, right?) Can someone please help me w/ this?
Thanks and good luck to everyone to/from/thru ATL today, I suspect operations are a mess.
Feb 25, 2015, 1:42 pm
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