Markie

I was thinking that we may soon be welcoming a lot of new members to the Star Alliance in the form of Continental Flyers. I wondered whether it might be a good idea to get together some FAQ's about *A for new airline schemem members when they join.

Off the top of my head I thought about:

- Lounge access - with quirks like SQ/LH
- How the Round-the-world products work
- Key facts about each airline
- Discussion of each member - where they fly, good service etc

I was wondering if there were any volunteers prepared to assist me in this by taking an airline, fare product etc and writing the paragraph? I'll then pull it together and post it across in CO as a welcome.

Please PM me, or post here if you're interested in helping


Thanks


Mark(ie) - Co-Mod *A

Al B

With all due respect, isn't that the intention of at least 2 of the sticky's already here in the forum?
There is already a wealth of information in those on machinations, tips/tricks, guides to things like classes, lounge access/general lounge and other reference material.
They may need a slight tweak to highlight some of the more common "entry questions" (not only for CO but for any new member members), but IMHO your proposal would merely be duplicating what is already available.

There are already too many stickys in this forum anyway, so why create another one that's already covered.
Regards.

Kiwi Flyer

Certainly there are things in the *A useful reference thread that could be improved. For starters I haven't been updating too much lately due to search limitations and the organisation could be improved.

There is also, I think, value in adding CO-specific information to some of the threads (eg to the booking class thread, partner airlines thread, etc). If anyone has the time to point me towards the relevant CO information that would be much appreciated.

Markie

I was not thinking of posting it here - but rather in Continental.

If KiwiFlyer can do some update we can probably base everything on his threads/posts!

ICA

Anyone who knows how the Onepass elite tiers
going to change after becoming *A?
I am now Onepass Gold, Skyteam Elite...
Will I be a CO*G or a CO*S member next year?
Do I have to move up for PLAT if I'd like to be CO*G?

starflyergold

CO members, and others, might be interested in the current version of the Star Alliance Reference Guide, it covers comprehensively the key components of the alliance, rules and procedures.

Alignment of CO status to *G will be a matter for CO and Star but looking at the other US airlines in the alliance might give you a hint:

United UA Premier Executive 1K, Premier Executive
US Airways US Platinum Preferred, Chairman’s Preferred, Gold Preferred

A small suggestion to our moderator we should of course extend our welcome to the FFs of Air India, Brussels Airlines, Continental and TAM together. Not to exclude anyone!

Kiwi Flyer

I've made a start on a star alliance 101 | introduction.

BIMMERKID2

A question I have is when can you start to acrue UA MP miles on CO flights and possibility of using miles for upgrade opportunites?

Kiwi Flyer

I expect accrual will start late October when CO joins *A. Whether CO joins the *A-wide mileage upgrade program straight away I do not know (perhaps not - they have lots of changes to apply anyway).

BIMMERKID2

Well, I hope so, because I would like to accrue miles,etc.

BIMMERKID2

is there any new/updated info available yet???

COpltASgldPHX

CO's Transition Update web page was changed today to reflect an entry date of 10/27. As was previously announced the last day of the SkyTeam alliance membership is 10/24. This will, in effect, leave CO in "limbo" for two days. CO has stated that OnePass members who fly on *A partners over the weekend should retain their boarding passes to submit them for mileage credit. All indications are that from 10/27 onward OnePasss members will be able to enter their FF# either online or at check-in and mileage accrual will be automatic. How other *A airlines will handle their own mebers traveling on CO those two days is unknown so YMMV.

simd

My biggest concern is that, at present, some CO fare buckets do not accrue full EQM's - unlike UA. As much as I would like to start including more CO flights in my travel plans, it will only be if they give me the equivalent miles that I would get on other US-based airlines, like UA and US.

HeathrowGuy

Effective for travel from 10/27, all CO tickets earn 100% EQMs.