2010 Medallion Program
Aug 27, 2009 | 5:18 pm
#811
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PIT/DFW/MEL; AA Exec. Platinum & 4MM, QF WP
Posts: 7,689
one more minor benefit for your list. As of Sept 1st, AA is offering any EXP left sitting in coach one free alcoholic drink and one free pre-packaged snack item on flights with buy-on-board catering in coach. They already offer this on the regional flights (American Eagle) that have a service.
Aug 27, 2009 | 5:44 pm
#812
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: KUL/TPA/OTP
Programs: UA1k, DL
Posts: 3,140
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That's a great benefit. Would love to see DL add this to DM's.
Originally Posted by martin33
one more minor benefit for your list. As of Sept 1st, AA is offering any EXP left sitting in coach one free alcoholic drink and one free pre-packaged snack item on flights with buy-on-board catering in coach. They already offer this on the regional flights (American Eagle) that have a service.
Aug 27, 2009 | 6:27 pm
#813
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Highland PArk,IL,USA -- AA Lifetime Platinum, IHG Plat, UA Silver, Hilton Gold, Radisson Gold, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 2,367
If DL is still listening, how about extending two free changes to revenue itins per year to PMs and DMs? I'm not talking about waiving a fare difference, just the change fee (ASC) of $150 dom/$250 intnl. To insure that corporate based revenue was protected, maybe even only allow such changes to itins that have a Sat. night stay and additionally only allow changes to the day before/day after/same day as originally ticketed. Most of the time, I can do these same changes through SDC or SDS so I'm thinking this would be an inexpensive bennie. However, it would provide peace of mind for two times per year when I don't feel like taking my chances with SDC/SDS. Your thoughts?
Now do I think $150 is starting to be the typical we don't want to be in the airplane business but the fee business, of course.
Aug 27, 2009 | 6:30 pm
#814
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Highland PArk,IL,USA -- AA Lifetime Platinum, IHG Plat, UA Silver, Hilton Gold, Radisson Gold, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 2,367
one more minor benefit for your list. As of Sept 1st, AA is offering any EXP left sitting in coach one free alcoholic drink and one free pre-packaged snack item on flights with buy-on-board catering in coach. They already offer this on the regional flights (American Eagle) that have a service.
Aug 27, 2009 | 7:35 pm
#815
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: DL AA UA
Posts: 2,359
I am one of the people that believes there should be a penalty for changing a ticket. I remember when it was $50, than $75 for a short,time $100, etc. Since I am buying a ticker that is not refundable I should pay the coffer to change.
Now do I think $150 is starting to be the typical we don't want to be in the airplane business but the fee business, of course.
Now do I think $150 is starting to be the typical we don't want to be in the airplane business but the fee business, of course.
Aug 27, 2009 | 8:08 pm
#816
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Hopefully on a plane...
Posts: 6,580
HECK, I'd love to be able to use my drink coupons on BOB! For a $7 drink I can't even get a $4 thing of M&M's (though maybe I could use some logic with the FA after BOB is done and get 'em to take the "cash" from a drink and use it for the bob & v/v).
Actually free drink in Y and/or food would be great. It actually makes me kind of want to get elite status on AA (thinking of switching some flying their way...)
Actually free drink in Y and/or food would be great. It actually makes me kind of want to get elite status on AA (thinking of switching some flying their way...)
Aug 27, 2009 | 8:10 pm
#817
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Auckland, NZ/New York, NY/ATL
Programs: DL DM MM, BIS 2.5MM, EK Gold, SQ Gold, Marriott Gold, HH Gold, OW Emerald, HY Globalist
Posts: 5,515
Aug 27, 2009 | 8:13 pm
#818
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: LAX/BOS/HKG/AMS/SFO...hmm, I need a life.
Programs: United1K, AA ExPlAAt, DL MM/Gold, Hilton Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 13,316
HECK, I'd love to be able to use my drink coupons on BOB! For a $7 drink I can't even get a $4 thing of M&M's (though maybe I could use some logic with the FA after BOB is done and get 'em to take the "cash" from a drink and use it for the bob & v/v).
Actually free drink in Y and/or food would be great. It actually makes me kind of want to get elite status on AA (thinking of switching some flying their way...)
Actually free drink in Y and/or food would be great. It actually makes me kind of want to get elite status on AA (thinking of switching some flying their way...)
Aug 27, 2009 | 8:15 pm
#819
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: LAX/BOS/HKG/AMS/SFO...hmm, I need a life.
Programs: United1K, AA ExPlAAt, DL MM/Gold, Hilton Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 13,316
Aug 28, 2009 | 1:23 am
#820
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PIT/DFW/MEL; AA Exec. Platinum & 4MM, QF WP
Posts: 7,689
I am one of the people that believes there should be a penalty for changing a ticket. I remember when it was $50, than $75 for a short,time $100, etc. Since I am buying a ticker that is not refundable I should pay the coffer to change.
Now do I think $150 is starting to be the typical we don't want to be in the airplane business but the fee business, of course.
Now do I think $150 is starting to be the typical we don't want to be in the airplane business but the fee business, of course.
Somewhere along the way, it became all about the revenue generating. It's a whole extra line of business, "selling" changes for $150.
Last edited by martin33; Aug 28, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Aug 28, 2009 | 3:01 am
#821
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: Fallen Plats, ex-WN CP, DYKWIW; still PAL Premier Elite & Hilton Diamond
Posts: 25,429
* Just under $900 in refare savings
* Major changes in plans for 3 trips x 2 people. In fact, the ONLY business we've given DL/NW since March 8 have been trips to ATL that were changed w/o penalty from trips to elsewhere on WN. If DL/NW were our airline of choice
we'd have been stuck or fleeced
Aug 28, 2009 | 8:33 am
#824
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: MN
Programs: Lots of programs, dirt on all of them!
Posts: 11,943
Mike never said WN is for everyone, never said he uses them to fly internationally, or that they would be right for you. As with any airline choice, it all depends on what fits best for each person.
Aug 28, 2009 | 8:33 am
#825
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Gone to Carolina in my mind
Programs: AA ExpMM, DL 2MM, IHG Spire/RA
Posts: 1,986
Change fees are one thing that will keep us firmly in the Southwest camp. We haven't even had 6 months of service from WN here (started at MSP March 8) & I've already saved almost $1,800 from not having change fees:
* Just under $900 in refare savings
* Major changes in plans for 3 trips x 2 people. In fact, the ONLY business we've given DL/NW since March 8 have been trips to ATL that were changed w/o penalty from trips to elsewhere on WN. If DL/NW were our airline of choice we'd have been stuck or fleeced
* Just under $900 in refare savings
* Major changes in plans for 3 trips x 2 people. In fact, the ONLY business we've given DL/NW since March 8 have been trips to ATL that were changed w/o penalty from trips to elsewhere on WN. If DL/NW were our airline of choice
we'd have been stuck or fleecedWow!! You must change your tickets alot! I can't remember ever paying a change fee on DL, and only once for changing an award ticket, (but that was a redeposit and reissue for a lower milage F redemption price on the same flight 10 years ago).
You should definately stay with WN since your plans change so often.