AI FFP -- Anyone has done Status match successfully
Apr 15, 2011, 3:17 am
#16
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The maharaja club T&C makes hillarious reading. They seem to be very particular about the up-/downgrading tier so it appears 4-5 times in the T&C.
The best one is this:
The best one is this:
Members satisfying a minimum mileage points/sectors/qualifying flights count criteria on Air India (AI and IC designated flights) or any invitation criteria prescribed by Air India, as set down from time to time, would be selected/ invited to join the Club
Apr 15, 2011, 4:29 am
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things will change upon joining *A and they will be audited for handing out status, since its reciprocal arrangement... I think the merger of AI and IC status which happened a while ago (even though FR was one program, IC handed out Silver Edge and Golden Edge, and AI had Leading Edge and Maharajah club)...
So don't give up on AI yet...
So don't give up on AI yet...
Apr 15, 2011, 4:41 am
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Why would *A audit AI about handing out status? As long as AI elite status levels map to Star Silver and/or Star Gold as AI ends up informing * to be teh case, what would be the issue over handing out status (or not) however AI does it? AI will still get debited in some form by other * carriers for AI elites who use those * benefits with the other * airlines that come with an assignable hard cost (i.e. lounge use benefit).
Apr 15, 2011, 5:46 am
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i agree....i think the mystery page will be replaced by a proper published status page pretty soon....
Apr 15, 2011, 6:08 am
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A variety of * carriers have a history of granting/pulling (or not granting/pulling) elite status when the criteria for the status being acquired/denied was not advertised -- and for those situations I don't recall * making even a whimper of a complaint about such situations.
Small and big * airlines alike hand out status quite routinely to those who don't meet any published criteria to acquire it -- without getting audited by * for it.
Last edited by GUWonder; Apr 15, 2011 at 6:15 am
Apr 15, 2011, 6:38 am
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IT dished out Gold cards to everyone and anyone - sign up for the amex card and you have gold etc... based on their entry to oneworld they've pulled back all indefinite status commitments - gold is now given as a onetime benefit and needs to be earned after that...
I suspect AI will have to like you said be more clear about how to earn status, and also, while they will be able to give out status as all airlines do to key persons - I am sure it won't be handed out as freely - but no doubt, they will continue to give status to those with influence...
I suspect AI will have to like you said be more clear about how to earn status, and also, while they will be able to give out status as all airlines do to key persons - I am sure it won't be handed out as freely - but no doubt, they will continue to give status to those with influence...
Apr 15, 2011, 6:51 am
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IT dished out Gold cards to everyone and anyone - sign up for the amex card and you have gold etc... based on their entry to oneworld they've pulled back all indefinite status commitments - gold is now given as a onetime benefit and needs to be earned after that...
I suspect AI will have to like you said be more clear about how to earn status, and also, while they will be able to give out status as all airlines do to key persons - I am sure it won't be handed out as freely - but no doubt, they will continue to give status to those with influence...
I suspect AI will have to like you said be more clear about how to earn status, and also, while they will be able to give out status as all airlines do to key persons - I am sure it won't be handed out as freely - but no doubt, they will continue to give status to those with influence...
Apr 16, 2011, 1:51 am
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9W on a flight, and there is a lot of revenue they are losing by those who would be close to requisite criteria and opt not to fly with there is no way of knowing... but AI doesn't seem to be too bothered about revenue, more about flying politicians around the country side and beyond.