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ExpressJet Airlines is suspending its service as of September 2, blaming high fuel costs. ExpressJet is the latest airline to suffer from higher costs of fuel, though likely it also had competition woes as well.This means that JetSet members better get going to redeem any awards they may have earned and plan to use them prior to the September 2nd date. While it seems the airline will continue to fly as a Continental Express partner, I don’t see anything coming our way to convert those credits into OnePass miles - such is the hard reality of competition these days. This airline has done something that no other did - actually provide a warning to potential and current passengers and in this case, members of their frequent flyer program. Of the past five frequent flyer collapses, all were without warningand all members completely lost their inventory of miles, points and credits. How can ugly get uglier? Looks like we’re going to find out. Makes that fuel surcharge on award tickets a little less important today. Yes, I’ve got credits in the JetSet program and now need to figure out - do I try and fly them more to reach the next award level or just cut my potential losses? Interesting challenge …
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