Got a soft landing!
Mar 2, 2009, 10:53 am
#16
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ZRH
Posts: 659
I dropped from Plat (which I bought up to last year from Slvr..long story...didn't have to pay myself) to Slver, which I earned easily(unfortunately.)
The travails of being a hub captive...
(BTW--totally agree that it is not strategic to haphazardly offer soft landings, esp. when they're out hawking "pay for status" and offering deals beyond that to those with certain (AMEX) cards. I much prefer the AA system, where you will only drop one level at most, no matter your activity.)
Mar 2, 2009, 1:00 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: DL Silver, UA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Silver, IHG Plat, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,695
I asked US to let me keep Platinum another year and they offered me Gold instead, so I said OK.
While DL is my preferred carrier now, I do fly from an airport with two, soon to be three options, DL, NW, and US. So US has to be my backup airline by default.
While DL is my preferred carrier now, I do fly from an airport with two, soon to be three options, DL, NW, and US. So US has to be my backup airline by default.
Mar 2, 2009, 1:42 pm
#18
Join Date: Jun 2006
Programs: Various
Posts: 6,526
No soft landing for me, either. I went from PP to NP (not preferred). I credited 3 flights to US last year, for a total of ~2k miles. No worries - I'll coast off of my husband and daughter's GPs, and enjoy my UA 1k more thoroughly.
Mar 2, 2009, 3:30 pm
#19
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: CLT
Programs: US Airways CP, HH Diamond, National EE
Posts: 35
CP to GP
I defected to COntinental in May 2008, was granted Platinum for 2008 with CO and earned Plat for 2009 with ~85K EQM from June-December.
From Jan - May I earned 46K EQM with LCC, therefore earned Silver. I have not flown a flight with LCC since May 08.
Surprised when I received my packet and it was Gold. Not that I anticipate using the status, but it's nice to have in my back pocket until CO joins StarAlliance.
From Jan - May I earned 46K EQM with LCC, therefore earned Silver. I have not flown a flight with LCC since May 08.
Surprised when I received my packet and it was Gold. Not that I anticipate using the status, but it's nice to have in my back pocket until CO joins StarAlliance.
Mar 2, 2009, 5:04 pm
#20
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: HVN
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 622
From GP to dirt, 10 segs and 18k in January '08, same for my wife. Defected to UA in February '08 and earned Silver on CO, PE on UA. Had to fly US in January, good reminder of why we left.
Mar 2, 2009, 5:55 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: DEN
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, UA 1K 1MM, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Plat
Posts: 400
No email to date from DM...at all. The only way I know I am Silver is by logging into us.com
No elite packet/card...
Anyone? Bueller?
Mar 2, 2009, 8:52 pm
#22
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: JAX
Programs: UA Plat MM, AA Gold MM, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,773
No soft landing for me. I went from 2007-CP to 2008-PP to 2009-no status.
Mar 3, 2009, 6:36 am
#23
Join Date: May 2006
Location: PHL/EWR
Programs: UA, AA
Posts: 1,821
Silver packet received in the mail yesterday included the explanation "We hope you'll give us another try" or something to that effect.
So they made it clear that it was an intentional soft landing and not a glitch.
So they made it clear that it was an intentional soft landing and not a glitch.
Mar 3, 2009, 7:49 am
#24
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Programs: CO/DL:Gold, UA:PremExec; Marriott:Gold, Hilton:Silver
Posts: 312
Mar 3, 2009, 7:52 am
#25
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: Chick-Fil-A Red, Wawa, Red Cross blood donor
Posts: 4,833
"As a thank you for your continued loyalty, we would like to offer you Preferred status for the 2009 program year." Is that what you got? It sure sounds like "give us another try". I went from Plat to Silver.
Mar 3, 2009, 9:55 am
#26
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Programs: CO/DL:Gold, UA:PremExec; Marriott:Gold, Hilton:Silver
Posts: 312
Bolding mine
Mar 3, 2009, 10:16 am
#27
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The Right Creek, AZ
Programs: UA Silver, AA Lifetime Gold, Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 593
I dropped from Platinum to Gold, but I actually earned the Gold last year.
I have only flown one US flight this year, and expect to fly maybe 2 more, if that.
Will be interesting to see what they do with my status next year.
I have only flown one US flight this year, and expect to fly maybe 2 more, if that.
Will be interesting to see what they do with my status next year.
Mar 4, 2009, 7:08 am
#29
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: St. Louis
Programs: DL Diamond, WN A-List
Posts: 86
No soft landing for me. 2007 CP -- 2008 GP -- 2009 DP (Dirt Preferred).
I guess I can't complain, since I flew a total of two segments on US last year. (There was simply no other way to get from ALB to PIT when I needed to in a hurry.)
So, when I burn through those last few miles, that will be it for me and US. It was fun while the good times lasted.
I guess I can't complain, since I flew a total of two segments on US last year. (There was simply no other way to get from ALB to PIT when I needed to in a hurry.)
So, when I burn through those last few miles, that will be it for me and US. It was fun while the good times lasted.