Shake up at the castle (3 execs, including VP Marketing Travis Christ, to leave US)
Aug 30, 2008, 12:22 pm
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Aug 30, 2008, 12:24 pm
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You are just so funny. Check all you want, I sure am not the King. Plus I don't worship the Sandcastle. I just happen to like and support the airline. If I worshiped the airline, I'd being saying they could do no wrong, which I have never once said.
Aug 30, 2008, 12:25 pm
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I have to disagree. The cause is the same. But the M.O.s of flyawaytoomuch and KingLockJaw are very different.
Aug 30, 2008, 12:47 pm
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So The most hated man on this board gets canned and all we have is a bunch of Beotching back and forth?
Aug 30, 2008, 12:49 pm
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I personally believe that these "people" on here promoting US Airways are all plants for the airline and are not, in fact, actual people. These people work very hard to monitor the forums and quell dissent among their passengers and employees and I'm quite certain that they've got Kings working among us to keep us in line.
Anyone who flies US Airways legitimately knows that the airline hasn't a single redeeming quality about it and it's about the worst airline in the western world. There is no defense of anything they've done and anyone who does defend them, without any legitimate reason to, must be looked upon as suspect.
Anyone who flies US Airways legitimately knows that the airline hasn't a single redeeming quality about it and it's about the worst airline in the western world. There is no defense of anything they've done and anyone who does defend them, without any legitimate reason to, must be looked upon as suspect.
Aug 30, 2008, 1:00 pm
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Aug 30, 2008, 1:04 pm
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Aug 30, 2008, 1:20 pm
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Wow, I'm a bit shocked by the mob attitude going on here.
First let me say that I completely disagree with most of what flywaywaytoomuch has said.
But I feel like a witch-hunt is brewing here.
Fly has opinions that differ from many of us. He is entitled to those and seems to enjoy a good debate on the merits of his argument's vs the rest of us. To me that is a big part of what an online forum is about.
But many here, including many that I completely respect and agree with, have let their frustration with what the airline is doing turn into a vengance towards anyone who isn't against what they are doing.
I too would be very disappointed if Fly turned out to be a mole from US Airways, a partner, a vendor, or was otherwise not fully disclosing who he was. He has denied all accusations that he is any of these things and I have no reason to disbelieve him. I am not so pompous as to think that someone who simply disagrees with my opinion HAS to be motivated by something other than their set of differing values.
The best part of this debate, if we can allow it to happen rather than continue to attack each other personally, is that the side that is "right" will actually be proven over the next years via the financial numbers. If US is really losing FF'ers than this will show up on their earnings which they have to report publically. So lets have fun, debate, vet our opinions and frustrations and see what reality is when the numbers come out over the year, leaving the personal attacks out of it.
Sean
First let me say that I completely disagree with most of what flywaywaytoomuch has said.
But I feel like a witch-hunt is brewing here.
Fly has opinions that differ from many of us. He is entitled to those and seems to enjoy a good debate on the merits of his argument's vs the rest of us. To me that is a big part of what an online forum is about.
But many here, including many that I completely respect and agree with, have let their frustration with what the airline is doing turn into a vengance towards anyone who isn't against what they are doing.
I too would be very disappointed if Fly turned out to be a mole from US Airways, a partner, a vendor, or was otherwise not fully disclosing who he was. He has denied all accusations that he is any of these things and I have no reason to disbelieve him. I am not so pompous as to think that someone who simply disagrees with my opinion HAS to be motivated by something other than their set of differing values.
The best part of this debate, if we can allow it to happen rather than continue to attack each other personally, is that the side that is "right" will actually be proven over the next years via the financial numbers. If US is really losing FF'ers than this will show up on their earnings which they have to report publically. So lets have fun, debate, vet our opinions and frustrations and see what reality is when the numbers come out over the year, leaving the personal attacks out of it.
Sean
Aug 30, 2008, 1:31 pm
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But if you haven't got this from the previous posts... you sure sound like the King in many ways.
Aug 30, 2008, 2:39 pm
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Come on people!
I hate to interrupt all this off-topic, personal, rules-violating banter (not-so-subtle hint from a moderator), but I shall bring this back on the topic at hand. 
I am pleased that Travis Christ is leaving US. He has not served frequent flyers well -- and I believe time will prove he has not served US Airways well. It is past time for his departure.
Perhaps this is setting the stage for a reversal, of sorts, to the elite bonus mile policy. We can hope, at least, it was the nail in the coffin (justifiably) for Travis and that just perhaps Randy's prediction is about to come true -- the return of elite bonus miles, perhaps with a credit card tie-in. My fingers are optimistically crossed.
I am pleased that Travis Christ is leaving US. He has not served frequent flyers well -- and I believe time will prove he has not served US Airways well. It is past time for his departure.
Perhaps this is setting the stage for a reversal, of sorts, to the elite bonus mile policy. We can hope, at least, it was the nail in the coffin (justifiably) for Travis and that just perhaps Randy's prediction is about to come true -- the return of elite bonus miles, perhaps with a credit card tie-in. My fingers are optimistically crossed.
Aug 30, 2008, 2:40 pm
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I agree, AZ, I hope this will be a turning point for elites who still must or like to fly US.
Aug 30, 2008, 3:45 pm
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I hate to interrupt all this off-topic, personal, rules-violating banter (not-so-subtle hint from a moderator), but I shall bring this back on the topic at hand.
I am pleased that Travis Christ is leaving US. He has not served frequent flyers well -- and I believe time will prove he has not served US Airways well. It is past time for his departure.
Perhaps this is setting the stage for a reversal, of sorts, to the elite bonus mile policy. We can hope, at least, it was the nail in the coffin (justifiably) for Travis and that just perhaps Randy's prediction is about to come true -- the return of elite bonus miles, perhaps with a credit card tie-in. My fingers are optimistically crossed.
I am pleased that Travis Christ is leaving US. He has not served frequent flyers well -- and I believe time will prove he has not served US Airways well. It is past time for his departure.
Perhaps this is setting the stage for a reversal, of sorts, to the elite bonus mile policy. We can hope, at least, it was the nail in the coffin (justifiably) for Travis and that just perhaps Randy's prediction is about to come true -- the return of elite bonus miles, perhaps with a credit card tie-in. My fingers are optimistically crossed.
Aug 30, 2008, 7:00 pm
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Is the pissing match over? Can we get back on topic as to the departure of senior execs? I don't want the mods to close this conversation because posters can not be civil.
Is the pissing match over? Can we get back on topic as to the departure of senior execs? I don't want the mods to close this conversation because posters can not be civil.
Aug 30, 2008, 7:03 pm
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Is the pissing match over? Can we get back on topic as to the departure of senior execs? I don't want the mods to close this conversation because posters can not be civil.
Is the pissing match over? Can we get back on topic as to the departure of senior execs? I don't want the mods to close this conversation because posters can not be civil.