HON "enhancements" getting closer [HON bonus reduced from 50% to 25%] [merged]
Sep 6, 2007, 8:35 am
#61
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But the problem is, you donīt want to lose them all or you can let the FCT to SQ, BA or TG Maybe LH will reintroduce upgrade vouchers for every 50.000 miles from 600.000 to HON to keep those people quiet because the distance between a "simple 130.000 miles SEN" and a "700.xxx almost HON" will be too big.
Salve Luigi
Sep 6, 2007, 9:04 am
#62
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Basically I think it would make more sense if it was mandatory to fly on F or C and F for qualification like PPS
Sep 6, 2007, 9:12 am
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Accumulating 470,000 (500,000 out of Germany) miles for getting an additional up voucher every 50,000 thereoff until 750,000 is such a faaaaantastic prospect...
IMO increasing the HON threshold would force them adding an additional level between SEN and HON. The issue for LH is what to give to the new level so those FF do not feel loosing to much and don't leave M&M for another FFP.
Sep 6, 2007, 9:49 am
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After LH introduced the FCT service, while the carneval in T1 at FRA got worse and worse I am not willing to step back, as long as my travel pattern is similar. If they kick me out with let's say 700'000 miles in 2 years, then I would really be upset, And upset means to move the business of myself and all my employees to someone else whenever possible. If I have to go through the zoo at FRA I can even manage to connect somewhere else for cheaper fares (e.g. BA via LHR).
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Sep 6, 2007, 10:33 am
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Agree! That's why I use BA for some of my long hauls and put up with the LHR connection...
Sep 6, 2007, 10:45 am
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Do you really think that this would be helpful. Probably it would make a difference if only F counts but F and C? I mean how many HON's out there have a relevant number of Y miles in their accounts that made them getting HON? I always thought that Y miles can be disregarded in this case. But probably I'm totally wrong here.
Do you think a CR fare 696 FRA-ZRH rt (no fees included in that price) is a bad deal for LH and should not count?
Sep 6, 2007, 11:19 am
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Sep 6, 2007, 11:27 am
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Sep 6, 2007, 11:38 am
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FWIW, I quote my previous message (which BTW was not in reply/comment to any of your posts) to help you nail it this time @:-)
Sep 6, 2007, 11:40 am
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The odd thingy about airline management is that they always extrapolate the status quo as the model for the entire future.
So being stingy the the flock of HONs they have is about the worst investment anyone could make in the future.
There is no way that even HON- and HONlite will cause more cost than earnings for LH. Pathological case - such as hobos living in the FCT - excluded.
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Sep 6, 2007, 11:45 am
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Originally Posted by weero
You mean F,C, and D, right .
.Pleeeaaaase?
Sep 6, 2007, 12:05 pm
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Sep 6, 2007, 1:31 pm
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No, for sure this is a good deal for LH (or at least I think so) and it was not my idea that only F should count towards HON. As I pointed out, I fully agree with your analysis!
Sep 6, 2007, 1:52 pm
#75
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Maybe it's an interestig figure which I've recently been told: Austrian has 312 HONs. About 30% of them are beetwenn 600 and 750 k miles.So I think, srewing the requalifikation benchmark to 750.000, some of them would increase flying AUA or LH to keep their status. The rest would have to leave the circle.
That's life.
Salve Luigi
That's life.
Salve Luigi