Media: SAS denounces Spanair codeshare
Aug 11, 2011, 2:03 am
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Media: SAS denounces Spanair codeshare
SAS will by year end terminate the code share agreement with its former subsidiary Spanair on the CPH-BCN route according to Danish travel media Take Off.
According to Take Off, SAS has not given any formal reason, but the news site learns, that it is due to the fact that “SAS is simple unhappy with Spanair’s standard in terms of punctuality, service and general customer relations.”
The author speculates that SAS will increase the frequency with its own aircraft on the CPH-BCN-route, which is only operated three times weekly at present.
According to Take Off, SAS has not given any formal reason, but the news site learns, that it is due to the fact that “SAS is simple unhappy with Spanair’s standard in terms of punctuality, service and general customer relations.”
The author speculates that SAS will increase the frequency with its own aircraft on the CPH-BCN-route, which is only operated three times weekly at present.
Aug 11, 2011, 2:52 am
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After flying Spanair last year I can only agree, must be the worst airline in Star Alliance
Aug 11, 2011, 7:21 am
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Aug 11, 2011, 8:06 am
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SAS brands itself on punctuality. Spanair is one of the least punctual airlines I've tried, so I suppose they don't want Spanair ruining their reputation by putting their codeshare on it.
Aug 17, 2011, 3:17 pm
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Nov 20, 2011, 9:23 am
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Interesting. I want to transfer 900 points from Spanair to SAS.
I don't try to fly the same airline all the time but I often end up on TAM who I like (not the best but the shortcomings I don't mind too much). I wonder if I should signup with TAM and transfer both Spanair and SAS points across to TAM.
I can't see how to transfer out the Spanair points on the Spanair website. That said, my Spanish isn't great so it's hard to search.
-j
I don't try to fly the same airline all the time but I often end up on TAM who I like (not the best but the shortcomings I don't mind too much). I wonder if I should signup with TAM and transfer both Spanair and SAS points across to TAM.
I can't see how to transfer out the Spanair points on the Spanair website. That said, my Spanish isn't great so it's hard to search.
-j
Nov 20, 2011, 1:19 pm
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Interesting. I want to transfer 900 points from Spanair to SAS.
I don't try to fly the same airline all the time but I often end up on TAM who I like (not the best but the shortcomings I don't mind too much). I wonder if I should signup with TAM and transfer both Spanair and SAS points across to TAM.
I can't see how to transfer out the Spanair points on the Spanair website. That said, my Spanish isn't great so it's hard to search.
-j
I don't try to fly the same airline all the time but I often end up on TAM who I like (not the best but the shortcomings I don't mind too much). I wonder if I should signup with TAM and transfer both Spanair and SAS points across to TAM.
I can't see how to transfer out the Spanair points on the Spanair website. That said, my Spanish isn't great so it's hard to search.
-j
I think you should stick to one program (per alliance). Aegean and Asiana are considered to be the two easiest programs to obtain gold status with, within Star Alliance. But do check earnings with TAM.
TAM Fidelidade is a horrible for several reasons. Miles expire after 2 years, not the easiest to obtain status with, and poor recognition. The LATAM merger might change things (including alliance).
Nov 20, 2011, 2:43 pm
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hmm...
to be honest I'm a bit new to all this. I never seem to fly enough to get anything of value. I have about 8000 miles on SAS and no idea what to do with them. I joined SAS because that's what work were sending me via and then they started using KLM, Spanair and FlyBE.
I actually prefer the FlyBe rewards program(!) because with this I can actually get something useful.
Lounges are nice but I find in order to get this I would have to fly the same airline all the time and that would in turn mean much higher tickets... which is more expensive than just buying access.
Thanks for the info, I will check out Asiana and think about switching points to them even though I will probably never fly them (my common routes are Norway and South America, never Asia).
I see a lot of discussion on points here but to be honest I don't fully get it. What I need is some sort of introduction, like what am I missing, is it worth it and what prices should I be expecting where and when.
Even after 6 flights EU-SouthAmerica I still find it a game. For example I was about to book a flight yesterday and the price shot up on a flight scraper from £600 to £1600. Now knowing better I called the original airline and booked direct on the original day I requested, tweaking the return date from the call centres recommendations. This kind of thing I need to learn with points.
What can I do with 8000 points other than have them expire? And for that matter, what can I do with this piddly little 900 points from Spanair?
to be honest I'm a bit new to all this. I never seem to fly enough to get anything of value. I have about 8000 miles on SAS and no idea what to do with them. I joined SAS because that's what work were sending me via and then they started using KLM, Spanair and FlyBE.
I actually prefer the FlyBe rewards program(!) because with this I can actually get something useful.
Lounges are nice but I find in order to get this I would have to fly the same airline all the time and that would in turn mean much higher tickets... which is more expensive than just buying access.
Thanks for the info, I will check out Asiana and think about switching points to them even though I will probably never fly them (my common routes are Norway and South America, never Asia).
I see a lot of discussion on points here but to be honest I don't fully get it. What I need is some sort of introduction, like what am I missing, is it worth it and what prices should I be expecting where and when.
Even after 6 flights EU-SouthAmerica I still find it a game. For example I was about to book a flight yesterday and the price shot up on a flight scraper from £600 to £1600. Now knowing better I called the original airline and booked direct on the original day I requested, tweaking the return date from the call centres recommendations. This kind of thing I need to learn with points.
What can I do with 8000 points other than have them expire? And for that matter, what can I do with this piddly little 900 points from Spanair?
Nov 20, 2011, 5:35 pm
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Also, with 10000 points you can get a hotel night, and with 12000 you can get an intra-scandinavian flight. With 10000, you can also upgrade your seat to economy plus on a SAS intercontinental flight.
Star Alliance, e.g., has more than 20 member airlines: Spanair, TAM, SAS, Lufthansa, Swiss, United and Singapore to mention a few.
Nov 21, 2011, 9:02 am
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hmm...
to be honest I'm a bit new to all this. I never seem to fly enough to get anything of value. I have about 8000 miles on SAS and no idea what to do with them. I joined SAS because that's what work were sending me via and then they started using KLM, Spanair and FlyBE.
I actually prefer the FlyBe rewards program(!) because with this I can actually get something useful.
Lounges are nice but I find in order to get this I would have to fly the same airline all the time and that would in turn mean much higher tickets... which is more expensive than just buying access.
Thanks for the info, I will check out Asiana and think about switching points to them even though I will probably never fly them (my common routes are Norway and South America, never Asia).
I see a lot of discussion on points here but to be honest I don't fully get it. What I need is some sort of introduction, like what am I missing, is it worth it and what prices should I be expecting where and when.
Even after 6 flights EU-SouthAmerica I still find it a game. For example I was about to book a flight yesterday and the price shot up on a flight scraper from £600 to £1600. Now knowing better I called the original airline and booked direct on the original day I requested, tweaking the return date from the call centres recommendations. This kind of thing I need to learn with points.
What can I do with 8000 points other than have them expire? And for that matter, what can I do with this piddly little 900 points from Spanair?
to be honest I'm a bit new to all this. I never seem to fly enough to get anything of value. I have about 8000 miles on SAS and no idea what to do with them. I joined SAS because that's what work were sending me via and then they started using KLM, Spanair and FlyBE.
I actually prefer the FlyBe rewards program(!) because with this I can actually get something useful.
Lounges are nice but I find in order to get this I would have to fly the same airline all the time and that would in turn mean much higher tickets... which is more expensive than just buying access.
Thanks for the info, I will check out Asiana and think about switching points to them even though I will probably never fly them (my common routes are Norway and South America, never Asia).
I see a lot of discussion on points here but to be honest I don't fully get it. What I need is some sort of introduction, like what am I missing, is it worth it and what prices should I be expecting where and when.
Even after 6 flights EU-SouthAmerica I still find it a game. For example I was about to book a flight yesterday and the price shot up on a flight scraper from £600 to £1600. Now knowing better I called the original airline and booked direct on the original day I requested, tweaking the return date from the call centres recommendations. This kind of thing I need to learn with points.
What can I do with 8000 points other than have them expire? And for that matter, what can I do with this piddly little 900 points from Spanair?
Hi,
7200 points will give you a one-way flight between Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland or the Baltic states. IMO, Svalbard delivers the best value per point
Nov 21, 2011, 9:06 am
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