Comp to Elite Status from SWA Travel?
Oct 20, 2004, 7:04 pm
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Comp to Elite Status from SWA Travel?
I have accumulated roughly 250 RR credits in the last 12 months, giving me more free tickets than I can use, and have qualified and requalified for a companion pass. Has anyone been comped to elite status on another airline based solely on SWA travel frequency? Some of those long segments would be nice to fly on a different airline for a change.
Thanks
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Oct 20, 2004, 7:26 pm
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I have never heard of anybody being comped from SWA to another airline, but it can't hurt asking. I'm sure they wouldn't comp you to the highest tier, but they may comp you to mid-tier or low-tier. If you fax the other airlines your flight activity and tell them you want to shift much of your travel to them, they'd at least look at it and would be stupid not to comp you something. But then again, I don't know if they would view SWA as an "equal competitor". But definitely let us know how it goes, I'm kinda curious myself now that you mention it.
Oct 20, 2004, 7:48 pm
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I'll bet it works
If you can show 100 flights per year in a market that another airline serves, I'm confident they will comp you to the same level as a top-tier customer from another airline. The problem is that few traditional carriers can survive in markets heavily served by WN. Fortunately for us, WN doesn't inflate fares after it drives competitors out of a market.
Oct 22, 2004, 10:01 pm
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I'm really interested in this as well. I honestly don't see any reason they shouldn't comp you to at least a gold/mid level especially if you were flying last minute business trips paying for fully refundable fares. I know fully refundable on WN is a joke compared to others but it still means you are a decently paying customer and thats something most of these financially troubled airlines should not scoff at.
Oct 22, 2004, 10:09 pm
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Didn't fly even once this year. About to fly next month and hope WN sent me a note like last time - if I fly twice in the next three month, I get a free rr tix + the rr points still in the bank.
Oct 23, 2004, 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by Raconteur
Has anyone been comped to elite status on another airline based solely on SWA travel frequency?
Oct 23, 2004, 5:21 pm
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Why would they comp you elite status when you have already demonstrated that you'll fly coach 100% the time without it??
If you do plan to switch your business away from WN and keep up your volume, you'll have top tier status at a major airline pretty quickly.
If you do plan to switch your business away from WN and keep up your volume, you'll have top tier status at a major airline pretty quickly.
Originally Posted by Raconteur
I have accumulated roughly 250 RR credits in the last 12 months, giving me more free tickets than I can use, and have qualified and requalified for a companion pass. Has anyone been comped to elite status on another airline based solely on SWA travel frequency? Some of those long segments would be nice to fly on a different airline for a change.
Thanks
Thanks
Oct 23, 2004, 5:38 pm
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Originally Posted by NeoOfTheCRS
Why would they comp you elite status when you have already demonstrated that you'll fly coach 100% the time without it??
Oct 24, 2004, 8:03 pm
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Reward flights to nowhere.
I have accumulated roughly 250 RR credits in the last 12 months, giving me more free tickets than I can use
Some of those long segments would be nice to fly on a different airline for a change.
Oct 24, 2004, 10:36 pm
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Originally Posted by ByrdluvsAWACO
My question to you is why would you fly WN after achieving the Companion level or whatever that is? If you know that you're not gong to use the tickets why not put some of that flying time on a airline where you can redeem for some real rewards.
Oct 25, 2004, 7:37 am
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Real Rewards over Rapid Regrets.
What is the "real rewards"? I would like to get it.
Originally Posted by gregorygrady
Hmmm.........
Cont USA ----> Hawaii
Cont USA ----> Carribbean
Cont USA ----> Europe
Cont USA ----> Hawaii
Cont USA ----> Carribbean
Cont USA ----> Europe
USA ----> S. America
USA ----> Asia
Oct 25, 2004, 9:17 am
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Originally Posted by ByrdluvsAWACO
I really don't know how you guys do it. Same plane every flight. No variety.
Besides, if you're not lucky enough to live in a hub city (like PHX for HP), then you can end up connecting in one of 40+ cities instead of the same tired old places time after time. Now that's variety.
