Death on 3/03 for LIFETIME TWA Ambassadors
Jun 8, 2001, 12:23 pm
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Death on 3/03 for LIFETIME TWA Ambassadors
What great news , in 1981 I was awarded lifetime membership in the TWA Ambassador Club (in those days in Berlin, TWA's Mr. Posinelli came over with a bottle of bubbly and brought the wallplaque, card and pin). Now we have been sentenced to death-row. AA says, we don't have any lifetime members, we are just a low-life-form-of-peanuts-in-the-seatpocket-airline. Nylon napkins and plastic cups. Thank you. How come, in America, things always get worse, more expensive for lesser service, and low-classier-while-you-look. The Indians had about the lousiest immigration policy I can think of. Don't ask, don't tell, don't laugh.
Jun 8, 2001, 1:06 pm
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Jun 11, 2001, 3:16 pm
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De Clipper Are you Alive? let's see TWA was on life support so without American you would have lost your lifetime Ambassador Club plus all your miles. Now you will loose just your club membership and not for a couple of years. You still get to keep your miles, fly to 3 times as many places and have a reliable airline. TWA people need to rejoice and be thankful.Why should all of us AA fliers have our chances of using miles be de-valued with another 10 million members coming on aboard and then you guys want instant elite membership and lifetime memberships. I honestly don't believe you believe that you are deserving of this.
Jun 11, 2001, 4:47 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by milesrus:
...You still get to keep your miles, fly to 3 times as many places and have a reliable airline. TWA people need to rejoice and be thankful.Why should all of us AA fliers have our chances of using miles be de-valued with another 10 million members coming on aboard and then you guys want instant elite membership and lifetime memberships. I honestly don't believe you believe that you are deserving of this.</font>
...You still get to keep your miles, fly to 3 times as many places and have a reliable airline. TWA people need to rejoice and be thankful.Why should all of us AA fliers have our chances of using miles be de-valued with another 10 million members coming on aboard and then you guys want instant elite membership and lifetime memberships. I honestly don't believe you believe that you are deserving of this.</font>
As for you "honestly (not believing) that (TWA people) believe (they) are deserving of this, I can only say http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/confused.gif.
Jun 11, 2001, 7:57 pm
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My aren't some of these AA flyers arrogant?
Jun 11, 2001, 8:19 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by TransWorldOne:
Operationally, TWA was a more reliable than American.</font>
Operationally, TWA was a more reliable than American.</font>
No need to respond and tell me not to book a TWA flight - I won't.
BTW, did American force TWA into bankruptcy or did TWA do it on their own?
Jun 11, 2001, 8:41 pm
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I joined PANAM's lifetime membership program paying $ 900 in 1983. When they went bust, Delta purchased some of their routes and gave the lifetime members a lifetime Crown room club membership. It is so valuable now as you get access to RCC as well. That is a great airline. American should be ashamed to disown lifetime Ambassador club members
Jun 11, 2001, 9:26 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by drbala:
I joined PANAM's lifetime membership program paying $ 900 in 1983. When they went bust, Delta purchased some of their routes and gave the lifetime members a lifetime Crown room club membership. It is so valuable now as you get access to RCC as well. That is a great airline. American should be ashamed to disown lifetime Ambassador club members</font>
I joined PANAM's lifetime membership program paying $ 900 in 1983. When they went bust, Delta purchased some of their routes and gave the lifetime members a lifetime Crown room club membership. It is so valuable now as you get access to RCC as well. That is a great airline. American should be ashamed to disown lifetime Ambassador club members</font>
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Jun 12, 2001, 2:02 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by High-Flyer:
I've booked two flights on TWA in the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, my connection in STL was 2.5 hours late due to a mechanical. This week had a mechanical out of MSY and I was re-routed on DL. I'm assuming you intentionally used the past tense "TWA was more reliable" - cuz it don't look like it's too reliable in the present tense.
No need to respond and tell me not to book a TWA flight - I won't.
BTW, did American force TWA into bankruptcy or did TWA do it on their own?
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I've booked two flights on TWA in the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, my connection in STL was 2.5 hours late due to a mechanical. This week had a mechanical out of MSY and I was re-routed on DL. I'm assuming you intentionally used the past tense "TWA was more reliable" - cuz it don't look like it's too reliable in the present tense.
No need to respond and tell me not to book a TWA flight - I won't.
BTW, did American force TWA into bankruptcy or did TWA do it on their own?
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American helped TWA into bankruptcy. They were headed that direction with much assistance from Mr. Ichan.
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Jun 12, 2001, 2:04 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by High-Flyer:
No need to respond and tell me not to book a TWA flight - I won't.</font>
No need to respond and tell me not to book a TWA flight - I won't.</font>
Happy High Flying, "High-Flyer..."
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Jun 12, 2001, 2:06 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by High-Flyer:
[B] My parents are retired senior citizens living in New Orleans. They have had to change HMO's 3 times in the past year due to the HMO's ending their business in Louisiana. Since previous illness coverage is so valuable, I think all of the doctors in south Louisiana should honor expired HMO's. The doctors should be ashamed if they don't do that. </font>
[B] My parents are retired senior citizens living in New Orleans. They have had to change HMO's 3 times in the past year due to the HMO's ending their business in Louisiana. Since previous illness coverage is so valuable, I think all of the doctors in south Louisiana should honor expired HMO's. The doctors should be ashamed if they don't do that. </font>
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Jun 12, 2001, 2:08 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by socalterp:
My aren't some of these AA flyers arrogant?</font>
My aren't some of these AA flyers arrogant?</font>
Jun 12, 2001, 2:28 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by TransWorldOne:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif That's for sure... Perhaps one of those surly AA flight attendants will help High-Flyer come down from his "High-Horse!"</font>
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif That's for sure... Perhaps one of those surly AA flight attendants will help High-Flyer come down from his "High-Horse!"</font>
BTW, if I get take down from my High Horse - we would both be horses as...well, never mind
Jun 12, 2001, 2:47 pm
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You are amongst real high flyers and ill placed comments and sarcasm in poor taste will get you nothing except getting lots of asteriks from lots of us and getting flamed.
You are amongst real high flyers and ill placed comments and sarcasm in poor taste will get you nothing except getting lots of asteriks from lots of us and getting flamed.
Jun 12, 2001, 3:01 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by milesrus:
De Clipper Are you Alive? I don't believe you believe that you are deserving of this.</font>
De Clipper Are you Alive? I don't believe you believe that you are deserving of this.</font>
I travelled on AA (they are now a Swissair partner), oh boy !, what a cheap racket. On my last transatlantic to Paris, the purser was an old PanAm guy, and he recognised me and excused AA the whole flight, for their terrible performance. Catering doesn't label the carts, the food sucks, the linen is cheap, the caviar pasteurized and the bread to die of. He tired good service, but what AA gives him, it's a shame.
Praise them all you want, TWA had style, something that AA couldn't buy if they wanted to. OK, bad management killed TWA, but maybe their VIP-Lifetimers make a classy crowd in the F-class cabins of AA.