MERGED THREADS - CONFIRMED: US Airways Bonus Miles To Return (Retroactive)
Nov 21, 2008, 10:38 am
#136
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: LAX...Ex MAD Ex SJC Ex ORD
Programs: US Chairmans, AA Lifetime Gold, SPG Platinum
Posts: 845
Interestingly, I flew PHX-SNA on 11/18. The flight credit was posted on 11/20 as 500 miles (actual flight mileage is 338.)
This has evidently been in the works for some time.
I went ahead and calculated that I should be due over 15,000 miles retroactively...none have posted yet but it does seem logical that they will post in "batches."
This has evidently been in the works for some time.
I went ahead and calculated that I should be due over 15,000 miles retroactively...none have posted yet but it does seem logical that they will post in "batches."
Nov 21, 2008, 10:57 am
#137
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 20
This is a big deal for me as 45 of my 51 segments flown since 05/01/08 were less than 500 miles. I'm going to pick up 20,000 miles when they complete the retro credit which is about a 65% jump over the miles I actually earned in that time period.
Being an east coast short-haul traveler, USAir is the airline that best fits my travel needs, but I was absolutely going to stop flying them after December due to the DM changes. Their recent action has made me not feel compelled to switch carriers and I feel no small amount of relief as I was struggling to find an airline that would be an "as good" or "better" fit.
Being an east coast short-haul traveler, USAir is the airline that best fits my travel needs, but I was absolutely going to stop flying them after December due to the DM changes. Their recent action has made me not feel compelled to switch carriers and I feel no small amount of relief as I was struggling to find an airline that would be an "as good" or "better" fit.
Nov 21, 2008, 11:46 am
#139
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Columbus OH
Programs: DL Diamond, CO Gold, US Silver, Natl Exec, Hertz #1, Avis Preferred, Elite w/ All US Hotel Programs
Posts: 401
Thanks for the offer - but, like others have noted, it's a too late. I gave up on qualifying for US Gold next year and have been flying CO and DL (now plat on both) since the announcement. I still have enough segments on for US silver next year, but with CO joining Star it's useless. It's not like I could get upgraded on the all-coach E170s anyway.
Note to Tempe: You can skip my elite mailing in February (which will probably be delayed until March anyway) and put that money towards an on-board water e-credit for me.
Note to Tempe: You can skip my elite mailing in February (which will probably be delayed until March anyway) and put that money towards an on-board water e-credit for me.
Nov 21, 2008, 1:01 pm
#140
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: DL Silver, UA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Silver, IHG Plat, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,695
Nov 21, 2008, 2:01 pm
#141
Moderator: American AAdvantage & Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: PHX
Programs: American ExPlat; Marriott/SPG Lifetime Plat; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 8,115
For my travel patterns, living in PHX, US is without question the best alternative. I was not relishing the thought of seeing so much of DEN, ORD and IAD, but I was preparing to get a status match or challenge from UA and give it a go as of Jan. 1. Dec. 1 was my mental cut-off date. This will prevent me from doing that.
Nov 21, 2008, 2:25 pm
#142
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Mesa, AZ
Programs: AA Ex Plat, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Silver
Posts: 638
Same with me. I think they were about to face a huge wave of additional defections at the start of the year if they didn't do something.
For my travel patterns, living in PHX, US is without question the best alternative. I was not relishing the thought of seeing so much of DEN, ORD and IAD, but I was preparing to get a status match or challenge from UA and give it a go as of Jan. 1. Dec. 1 was my mental cut-off date. This will prevent me from doing that.
For my travel patterns, living in PHX, US is without question the best alternative. I was not relishing the thought of seeing so much of DEN, ORD and IAD, but I was preparing to get a status match or challenge from UA and give it a go as of Jan. 1. Dec. 1 was my mental cut-off date. This will prevent me from doing that.
Lance
Nov 21, 2008, 3:03 pm
#143
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: UA Gold-MM, AA Gold-MM, F9-Silver, Hyatt Something, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,392
Maybe when they *retroactively* stop charging for drinks, I'll consider flying them again....
d'oh, I'm actually flying them tomorrow, but it's only because UA pushed me over there following their schedule reductions at MHT!
d'oh, I'm actually flying them tomorrow, but it's only because UA pushed me over there following their schedule reductions at MHT!
Nov 21, 2008, 3:27 pm
#144
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: US Airways Chairmans Starwood Lifetime Platinum, Marriott Platinum/,Lifetime Silver Hertz Presidents
Posts: 338
They just posted my 19,000 miles due me!!
Nov 21, 2008, 5:08 pm
#145
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Barrie Canada
Programs: AC E,Spg Plat,HH Dia,Hertz Pres Cir, US Air Gold,CO gold
Posts: 37
They posted my miles without the 500 mile min and now I can just imagine how much trouble I will have to go through to get them to correct it.
Nov 21, 2008, 7:12 pm
#146
Moderator: American AAdvantage & Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: PHX
Programs: American ExPlat; Marriott/SPG Lifetime Plat; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 8,115
People, RELAX!
Based upon what everyone has posted, it appears that they're doing the elite bonus miles in the first phase, no doubt to be followed by the 500-mile minimums.
Nov 21, 2008, 7:33 pm
#147
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: DL Silver, UA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Silver, IHG Plat, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,695
They announced this all of 48 hours ago, saying that we would see the retro miles on our December statement. Give them some time to work through it.
Based upon what everyone has posted, it appears that they're doing the elite bonus miles in the first phase, no doubt to be followed by the 500-mile minimums.
Based upon what everyone has posted, it appears that they're doing the elite bonus miles in the first phase, no doubt to be followed by the 500-mile minimums.
Nov 21, 2008, 7:46 pm
#148
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Athens, WV, USA; a US cockroach long before it was in FFOCUS; now a lowly US5 for only the 2nd time in 20 years.
Programs: US5
Posts: 3,050
Translation: Give their IT department time to code how to actually do it. Hopefully it will be properly tested so we don't end up with fake GPs and the like as in the past.
Nov 22, 2008, 3:28 am
#149
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Singapore
Programs: SQ Solitaire PPS AA nothing short of 1m miler US CP, HH Diamond,
Posts: 344
Best news since joining Star Alliance
Just landed on US in Munich in paid Envoy I was a very happy camper getting the news.
This move might have saved US a very extreme decline in yield starting January 1 as the remaining loyals like me were at the end of their patience.
Like many others I was preparing to jump ship in my case to LH.
As I see service improvements in ENVOY and even domestic FIRST and defenitely several improvements in their PHL operation I am very happy that they stopped their biggest mistake in the last 10 years eliminating de facto their elite program.
This move might have saved US a very extreme decline in yield starting January 1 as the remaining loyals like me were at the end of their patience.
Like many others I was preparing to jump ship in my case to LH.
As I see service improvements in ENVOY and even domestic FIRST and defenitely several improvements in their PHL operation I am very happy that they stopped their biggest mistake in the last 10 years eliminating de facto their elite program.
Nov 22, 2008, 8:59 am
#150
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: LAS
Programs: UA 1MM, Marriott Lifetime Plat, Southwest A-List Preferred
Posts: 2,846
Any chance you can expand on the improvements you've noticed in ENVOY and domestic FIRST?
