ua1flyer - A "Real" Up-In-The-Air GS
Sep 2, 2015, 4:36 pm
#796
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I read with interest the comments on GS, I may not have 16m air miles , I have around 8m overall around 3.5m with UA. I have lived on 4 continents and worked on all except Antarctica, as a result been in a number of European and Asian elite programs over the years. Been in GS since it's inception and can honestly say I have seen with exception of one or two situations no measurable difference to how I am treated in GS v my regular premium passenger status on my previous airlines.
This is not a gripe just an observation.I have only ever received one truly long haul complimentary up grade in that time and 2 others due to broken seats or major UA F/ups which involved 24 hour delays.
Like all aspects of this business GS has seen it's cutbacks in quality in the past couple of years, loss of personalized re booking during IRROPs and the GS phone line agent quality which was downgraded in the most recent "improvement"
being the most disappointing fro me.
This is not a gripe just an observation.I have only ever received one truly long haul complimentary up grade in that time and 2 others due to broken seats or major UA F/ups which involved 24 hour delays.
Like all aspects of this business GS has seen it's cutbacks in quality in the past couple of years, loss of personalized re booking during IRROPs and the GS phone line agent quality which was downgraded in the most recent "improvement"
being the most disappointing fro me.
Last edited by rduer; Sep 2, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Sep 3, 2015, 11:59 am
#798
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Sep 3, 2015, 1:16 pm
#799
Join Date: May 2005
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With your saying yesterday that the majority of your flying being EWR-ORD-EWR (717 miles each way) I am wondering how you get to 1,000,000 MQM 8 months into the year. I appreciate that you obviously fly a lot of other routes too, but what are your main routings and consistencies ?
Sep 3, 2015, 2:35 pm
#800
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Sep 3, 2015, 3:15 pm
#801
Join Date: Aug 2008
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With your saying yesterday that the majority of your flying being EWR-ORD-EWR (717 miles each way) I am wondering how you get to 1,000,000 MQM 8 months into the year. I appreciate that you obviously fly a lot of other routes too, but what are your main routings and consistencies ?
Sep 3, 2015, 4:20 pm
#802
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Hey curious, what flight was it? I just happened to fly NRT-SFO in F on Monday on UA838... that was "the other day"... I know that flight wasn't to either of your home or office cities though... but, were you on my flight? It was a 747 and I almost never fly in 3 class F.. so it would be nearly lottery winning odds if you were on it..
Sep 3, 2015, 5:51 pm
#804
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Sep 3, 2015, 6:04 pm
#805
Join Date: Feb 2008
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^Congrats once again Tom.
Even more fascinating will be the RDM's you will earn this year under the new rules. I am guessing that you will definitely be north of 10 MM and maybe as much as 15 MM.
Even more fascinating will be the RDM's you will earn this year under the new rules. I am guessing that you will definitely be north of 10 MM and maybe as much as 15 MM.
Last edited by LAXOGG; Sep 3, 2015 at 6:09 pm
Sep 3, 2015, 7:06 pm
#806
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Sep 3, 2015, 7:16 pm
#807
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Sep 3, 2015, 7:24 pm
#808
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Hey curious, what flight was it? I just happened to fly NRT-SFO in F on Monday on UA838... that was "the other day"... I know that flight wasn't to either of your home or office cities though... but, were you on my flight? It was a 747 and I almost never fly in 3 class F.. so it would be nearly lottery winning odds if you were on it..
Sep 4, 2015, 8:55 am
#809
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I came in from SIN and was in the GFL for couple hours. 838 was delayed until about 5:50pm I think on Monday. I left the GFL for a few minutes to buy some Hibiki whisky then I came back..it was nearly empty when I returned and I even commented about that to someone in the food area that it was a nice quiet time to be there...but yes we were probably in the lounge at the same time for awhile. Wish I had known that!
Sep 4, 2015, 9:15 am
#810
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