Would US give miles for the LEB/ART $2 Fares without flying?
Apr 27, 2005, 1:30 pm
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Would US give miles for the LEB/ART $2 Fares without flying?
I am just wondering if anyone has approached US CS about them just giving the mileage that would accrue to get their seats back and resell them. I have 4 FC RT's and it seems that they could use the FC seats SFO-PIT either to sell or make a CP or GP member happy. Any toughts?
Apr 27, 2005, 2:35 pm
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There was recently a thread about the very same question, try a search. The consensus was a resounding NO.
Apr 27, 2005, 2:44 pm
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No.
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Apr 27, 2005, 2:48 pm
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It would make sense to them. Keep the cash for tickets, distribute miles, re sell seats. WIN WIN WIN,
But I fear getting a large corporation to turn a loss into a profit these days is difficult. Hard for them to know they are in a box, let alone think outside it.
But I fear getting a large corporation to turn a loss into a profit these days is difficult. Hard for them to know they are in a box, let alone think outside it.
Apr 27, 2005, 3:09 pm
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Apr 27, 2005, 3:10 pm
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No its pretty smart actually, it is obvious that more than a few of the folks that scooped up these tickets really have no intent of flying on the tickets they bought. . .maybe I am just busy these days, but four RT tickets sounds like a huge time sink when you could be doing something else. So why would US give miles and create another liability for themselves? Because I am betting that quite a few of these tickets go unused anyway
Apr 27, 2005, 5:10 pm
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Originally Posted by rbAA
I am just wondering if anyone has approached US CS about them just giving the mileage that would accrue to get their seats back and resell them. I have 4 FC RT's and it seems that they could use the FC seats SFO-PIT either to sell or make a CP or GP member happy. Any toughts?
Apr 27, 2005, 6:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Miami_Flyer
If I were US I would redeploy a combination of B-1900 and DASH 8's and make all these people fly transcon in hopscotch fashion across the country.
Apr 27, 2005, 11:46 pm
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Originally Posted by pitflyer
Apr 28, 2005, 7:06 am
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If people intend to cash in the miles earned for free tickets, then US's incentive is reduced to give miles without actually flying as that could cost US some revenue.
Apr 28, 2005, 7:35 am
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As posted by pitflyer - this topic has already been discussed.
Please follow the conversation at:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422774
Let's try to keep all of the information together...it will make it easier if we ever need to come back & reference it!
Thanks,
Chris
Please follow the conversation at:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422774
Let's try to keep all of the information together...it will make it easier if we ever need to come back & reference it!
Thanks,
Chris