Cyber--Savers??
Apr 4, 2001 | 6:50 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Arizona
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Cyber--Savers??
I was hoping for a DC-DTW CyberSaver for this weekend, and I got my wish.... kind of.
DCA-DTW $179 online, $199 by phone for the 45 min. flight.
United has $258RT IAD-Munich.
I can earn miles on the UA Munich fare, but I can't on the NW fare. Something's wrong with this picture.
Sorry... I had to vent.
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Greensboro is 60 miles farther... and $50 cheaper!
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DCA-DTW $179 online, $199 by phone for the 45 min. flight.
United has $258RT IAD-Munich.
I can earn miles on the UA Munich fare, but I can't on the NW fare. Something's wrong with this picture.
Sorry... I had to vent.
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Greensboro is 60 miles farther... and $50 cheaper!
[This message has been edited by Viajero Joven (edited 04-04-2001).]
Apr 4, 2001 | 8:58 am
#2
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Location: Louisville, KY
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The something that is wrong is Northwest. Just say no to Cybersavers without mileage credit and you'll be happier. I certainly am.
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Apr 4, 2001 | 8:59 am
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Or you could fly to Chicago on UA for the same price, give or take a few dollars.
But we all know NW doesn't abuse the near monopoly it enjoys at its hubs...
Come over to MUC I'd say.
But we all know NW doesn't abuse the near monopoly it enjoys at its hubs...
Come over to MUC I'd say.
Apr 4, 2001 | 9:39 am
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I guess I'm upset at the combination of:
-- no mileage credit
-- Cyber Fares that are now based on the _market_ not the distance.
Their generic CyberSaver fare examples list $119 MSP-BWI. How does $179/$199 DCA-DTW fit into this scheme... other than hub advantage? Fuel prices haven't gone up _that_ much.
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Re. Going to Munich, I went to school in Michigan.... I guess I brought it upon myself. (I had to deal with the touchy MSP-DTW route for years.)
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-- no mileage credit
-- Cyber Fares that are now based on the _market_ not the distance.
Their generic CyberSaver fare examples list $119 MSP-BWI. How does $179/$199 DCA-DTW fit into this scheme... other than hub advantage? Fuel prices haven't gone up _that_ much.
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Re. Going to Munich, I went to school in Michigan.... I guess I brought it upon myself.
(I had to deal with the touchy MSP-DTW route for years.)[This message has been edited by Viajero Joven (edited 04-04-2001).]