Comps & More Comps
 

I am learning that lots of people use their status in their "primary" airlines FF plan to get comped similiar status on other airlines.

It would be great to have all that status for the next 12 months...but unless you continue to fly on these comps they will expire and you are back where you started. Can you then get comped again? I would think they would keep records of these things...do they?

It seems to me that unless you really plan on switching alliances or fly constantly, it's short-term glory. True?

PF

"Because it's all about the points..."




[This message has been edited by Pointfreak! (edited 07-23-2001).]

Short term glory and that too a costly one. Comp is a one time option with almost all programs. You burn your option once, and it's gone forever. What if you really needed it at a later point of time ( got relocated, etc. )

Requesting comps can be useful when short-term travel plans fit right. Example: When I knew I had to make several trips to a USAir hub in the coming months, I requested and got a comp showing my status with CO. However, my willingness to fly USAir because of comped status caused me to fly CO less. As a result, I was downgraded the following year from CO Gold to CO Silver. (I suppose I could have flown through a CO hub, but missing connections was too risky for my business needs.)



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