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Forum: Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 7, 2017, 7:19 am
Replies: 2,334
Views: 557,741
Posted By jav1107ecu

12k before Christmas?

Couple end of year meetings got rescheduled to January and I'm a lot further away than I thought I'd be to DM.

Couple more flights left for the year, but by the time I hit vacation time, I should...
Forum: Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
Aug 14, 2017, 1:55 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,394
Posted By jav1107ecu

Called them. He linked them and put in a chaser,...

Called them. He linked them and put in a chaser, knew exactly what to do. I hoped against hope that it would confirm very shortly like some folks have mentioned here. About four hours later I sent...
Forum: Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
Aug 12, 2017, 6:35 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,044
Posted By jav1107ecu

There's a priority plus lounge post baggage,...

There's a priority plus lounge post baggage, can't remember which terminal, with nice showers and facilities. I used to use it all the time coming in at 8:00 AM Silkair red eye from India on a work...
Forum: Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
Aug 12, 2017, 6:30 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,394
Posted By jav1107ecu

Revenue flight in business wife on award waitlist in economy - anything I can do?

I ploughed through a few of the 86 pages on this, and posted over there - but couldn't get anything specific.

Booked two LAX-ICN-SIN RT for later this month - one is an award ticket that is...
Forum: Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
Aug 12, 2017, 12:51 pm
Replies: 2,042
Views: 779,361
Posted By jav1107ecu

Booked two LAX-ICN-SIN RT for later this month -...

Booked two LAX-ICN-SIN RT for later this month - one is an award ticket that is currently waitlisted for my wife, the other is 'saver' revenue business for me.

I have her on a Delta award ticket...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 7:30 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Maybe not flawed, any more than yours is or isn't...

Maybe not flawed, any more than yours is or isn't - just not fully fleshed out, as I'm sure yours isn't either.

All in good fun.

However, to your point - which is good when you're talking...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 7:11 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Not sure that follows either. Certainly not...

Not sure that follows either. Certainly not following the casino logic...

Risk Management.


You won't stop everything. But you can be smarter about controlling the risk.

I assume you're...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 6:38 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Yeah, ok fair enough. Presumably the...

Yeah, ok fair enough. Presumably the knowledgeable gambler plays because the casino markets a promo that this knowledgeable gambler knows she may have a higher statistical chance of winning.
...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 6:33 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Haha, point taken, once again - perspective. I...

Haha, point taken, once again - perspective. I meant that if I was having this conversation over a beer with someone, the whole thing wouldn't have initially come across the way it did over the...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 6:00 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

I can speculate as to what they aren't, again,...

I can speculate as to what they aren't, again, reverse correlation analysis. The concept of proving something 'is' can often be more difficult than proving it 'isn't' - I would far more quickly...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 4:33 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

I gave a completely hypothetical example to...

I gave a completely hypothetical example to jdrtravel - I don't know precisely because I don't know what the risk factors are. I know that we are typically completely off base with what we 'think'...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 3:12 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Let's see. I said, "if the TSA would think that...

Let's see. I said, "if the TSA would think that way, (i.e. profiling) I wouldn't have had to perform additional ID verification. I certainly don't think me or anyone should be exempt from...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 2:35 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Nope. I was implying that they should profile. ...

Nope. I was implying that they should profile. I didn't say how or on what basis. There's many ways to effectively manage risk effectively through data analytics without using such shallow...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 2:26 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

I did, which is why I said I'd be more careful in...

I did, which is why I said I'd be more careful in the future not to come across that way.

I don't think anyone got my PT&A joke... :D
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 2:21 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Fine, I'll go down this road. My...

Fine, I'll go down this road.

My implication was that they should profile, certainly not necessarily to some arbitrary demographic - but to something that makes sense in relation to their...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 1:01 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Eh, that is the average profile of frequent...

Eh, that is the average profile of frequent flyers in the US, whether I think it or not. My particular demographic would have no bearing on what the reality of the frequent flyer profile is. in...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 11:50 am
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

I think you unwittingly just literally proved my...

I think you unwittingly just literally proved my point. I remind you of a DYKWIA, but you have absolutely no idea what my profile is.

I do think my point was lost and I unwittingly made an ......
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 11:36 am
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

To number 3, yeah I recognize that. I wouldn't go...

To number 3, yeah I recognize that. I wouldn't go so far as to say the comment is rediculous though. We all think in terms of probability, whether we want to admit it or not. Statistically speaking,...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 11:22 am
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

Obviously, I like to tell stories with anecdotes,...

Obviously, I like to tell stories with anecdotes, "it makes it so much more interesting for the listener!"

But again, it's more about understanding what caused this relatively improbable event...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Jun 3, 2017, 10:11 am
Replies: 70
Views: 13,514
Posted By jav1107ecu

How do available FC seats disappear last minute?

Delta PM, DFW-SLC-PDX on Thursday, then SEA-SLC-DFW yesterday (yes, I hate American this much).

Thursday SLC-PDX I was number 2 of I don't know, 10 or so with 6 seats open. Last I checked the UG...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 24, 2017, 2:24 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,485
Posted By jav1107ecu

Maybe so, I haven't looked - but I just flew my...

Maybe so, I haven't looked - but I just flew my MIL here from Australia on 90k DL miles. I appreciated that I could pull up the calendar and pick the best value for days, just like a paid flight -...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 24, 2017, 1:59 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,485
Posted By jav1107ecu

That's pretty much the input I was looking for. ...

That's pretty much the input I was looking for. Really was just looking to complain and hoping someone would say, "oh no John, AA is great, just suck it up for a while and it'll get better!"
...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 24, 2017, 12:38 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,485
Posted By jav1107ecu

Confused - status challenge to Platinum in 2016 - should I be Platinum Pro now?

Can't find a straight answer on this...

Have been loyal Delta fan for years, alternating Diamond and Plat depending on international travel, (not much anymore) but was relocated to Dallas last...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Oct 12, 2016, 4:28 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,993
Posted By jav1107ecu

Yeah, I learned that when I moved to Dallas and...

Yeah, I learned that when I moved to Dallas and tried to match AA with DL. They gave me conditional gold and a plat challenge, which I made in four weeks, during which I was treated like a tourist,...
Forum: Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Oct 12, 2016, 4:20 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 8,824
Posted By jav1107ecu

I matched Marriott Plat to SPG on the day of the...

I matched Marriott Plat to SPG on the day of the program merge, although I was a couple stays away from SPG plat. Went flawlessly. Got an upgrade last week at the Gunter Sheraton in San Antonio to...
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