Airlines squeezing frequent-flier programs
Oct 24, 2006 | 8:53 pm
#16
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Originally Posted by ifii563
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...l/15821851.htm
Posted on Sun, Oct. 22, 2006
Airlines squeezing frequent-flier programs
By Ed Perkins
The latest broadside, from US Airways, cuts in half -- from three years to 18 months -- the time it allows frequent fliers to retain their miles without any account activity.
Frequent fliers on US Airways should be furious; frequent fliers on other airlines should be apprehensive.
Posted on Sun, Oct. 22, 2006
Airlines squeezing frequent-flier programs
By Ed Perkins
The latest broadside, from US Airways, cuts in half -- from three years to 18 months -- the time it allows frequent fliers to retain their miles without any account activity.
Frequent fliers on US Airways should be furious; frequent fliers on other airlines should be apprehensive.
Oct 25, 2006 | 12:38 am
#17
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I think that the net-net of moves like this is really nil for most real FF. All it does for us is encorage consolidation of accounts to one per alliance, which we all should be doing anyhow. Who this really impacts are the in-frequent travellers and all it does is reduce the impact that a FF program can have on thier choice. BOO, bad call US Air (of course since the HP takeover that is all that they have had 
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