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Sent in by one of our readers Irene.

“I was not going to write any letters while I am away but had to tell you about the experience we had in the flight between LGA and Chicago.

When we were waiting to board the plane at LGA ,there was a group of soldiers waiting to board as well. We were in the the first seats, 3A and 3B. As the soldiers came on board the people applauded them.

One gentleman that was standing next to me waiting for the people to move forward was standing between two soldiers. He turned to the soldier behind him and asked to see his boarding pass. “Where are you sitting soldier? He replied, “seat 32 A. The man took his boarding pass and said, “Thank you for serving our country and God Bless you. Please take my seat in Business Class and enjoy your flight.” The soldier, visibly moved sat down behind me and was all choked up. I turned around to see him wiping his eyes. When they announced they were serving snacks at some outrageous prices, I called the Steward over to ask him how many soldiers are on board.

I had full intentions of treating a few for lunch and asking the other business class passengers if they wanted to do the same. The Stewart told me that American Airlines flies them free and always has a meal for them as well.
Okay… I am a frequent flier on American Airlines and intend to give them my business as much as I can.

You read a lot of letters in the net and wonder if they are true about our troops. Well, I guess many of them are as I witnessed it first hand. As the plane taxied in to its slot, the Steward made an announcement wishing the soldiers a safe return. You should have heard the applause. I must say the tears streamed down my face.

Have a good day. I intend to write AA a letter thanking them for their support of our troops. Whoever that man was, I wish him well. What a wonderful gesture.

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“Almost every airline has a frequent flier program, and the credits, miles or points you earn when you fly add up to discounted or free flights, upgrades and other rewards.

Not all airline programs are the same, however, so here are 10 tips to make frequent flier programs take off for you.

Look for value.

If you have 25,000 miles and want to fly Delta Air Lines, consider how much the ticket is before you use the miles. Sales abound right now due to the weak economy. So consider saving your miles for a free transcontinental flight instead of a short flight that costs under $200.

Book early

Make sure you get that free ticket for only 25,000 miles. Don’t pay 50,000 miles that took you two years to accumulate for that cramped coach seat unless you absolutely have to.

The best way to maximize your miles is to book your reward ticket at least several months before you want to fly. That’s because the number of reward seats available at the lowest redemption level on many airlines are limited, particularly at peak hours of the day or peak days of the year.

“If someone tries to get an award on a high demand specific flight at a specific time of day and they’re not flexible, they may be disappointed,” American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said.

If you must travel at a specific time on a specific day and your plans don’t come together until close to the day you want to leave, you still can get a free ticket, but it may cost you more miles. For 60,000 miles, Delta guarantees a free seat on a domestic flight, excluding travel to Hawaii, as long as a coach seat is available.

Diversify

Sign up for several reward programs — it’s free. Rewards on AirTran Airways add up fast. You can get a free domestic coach ticket for 16 flight credits, which take just eight round-trip paid flights, regardless of distance, to accumulate.

But if you tend to take a lot of transcontinental flights, it may get you a faster free round-trip coach ticket on United Airlines or US Airways, which, like Delta, give reward miles based on the distance you travel. AirTran only flies in North America. But for 100 flight credits, AirTran will buy you a ticket anywhere in the world on another carrier.

Get the credit card

Some airline branded credit cards will give you 2 miles or points for every dollar spent on the partner airline and 1 mile or point for every dollar spent everywhere else. Some of those cards carry annual fees of up to $85 or more. AirTran and Delta, however, have partner credit cards that offer no-annual-fee options, but that comes with 1 point or mile for every dollar spent on the partner airline and one-half of 1 point or mile for every dollar spent everywhere else.

“For those people who charge very high dollar amounts annually to those cards but yet don’t carry a revolving balance, the mileage you generate is worthwhile. The annual fee is worthwhile,” said David Robertson, an expert on frequent flier credit card promotions and publisher of the Nilson Report, a credit card industry newsletter.

Watch for promotions

Some airlines offer frequent flier members the ability to get extra miles, points or credits if they rent a car with a partner company, fly to certain locations or buy a Netflix membership. For travel between now and May 14, United has lowered the miles required for travel to Europe from 55,000 to 40,000, spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said. Look for deals on airline Web sites and sign up with the airlines for e-mail alerts about promotions.” (via seattletimes.nwsource.com ) by HARRY R. WEBER

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“Know if your carrier adheres to this rule — it could be your saving grace
Even though U.S. airlines have weakened the Rule 240 clauses in their contracts of carriage, it still pays to have a copy with you to show the airline’s ground service agents what your rights are when your flight is badly delayed or canceled.

Before the deregulation of the U.S. airline industry in 1978, every U.S. airline had to follow the same set of rules — including those dealing with “irregularities” such as canceled flights.
In those days, airline fares and routes were regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board, the predecessor to today’s Federal Aviation Administration.
One of these rules, number 240, specified that if an airline couldn’t get you to your destination on time, it was required to put you on a competitor’s flight if it would get you there faster than your original airline’s net flight. Airlines were even required to put you in first class if that’s all that was available.

They rarely advertised this perk, however, since airlines naturally didn’t want to fork over scarce cash to fly customers on a rival carrier. But seasoned road warriors have always known they could approach the counter and say the magic words “240 me” to be put on the next flight out.

Airlines formed after deregulation — such as JetBlue, Southwest, and Spirit — were never required to follow these rules. Even so, some of these newer airlines may attempt to put you on another airline if there’s no other choice.
“While we don’t have a traditional Rule 240, we will purchase confirmed seats as necessary on another airline to get customers to their final destination in the event of irregularities within our control,” Todd Burke, JetBlue Airways’ vice president for corporate communications, told Airfarewatchdog.com.
In addition, if there’s a “significant delay,” JetBlue’s compensation may include a “partial or full refund,” in addition to accommodation on another airline.

However, in recent years, as “legacy” carriers such as American, United, and Delta have struggled to remain profitable, and some have slashed costs to emerge from bankruptcy, many have quietly weakened their Rule 240s.

United Airlines, for instance, no longer states in its contract of carriage that it will fly you in first class on a competitor, if that’s all that’s available, although it will transport you in coach class on another airline.

Although Delta Air Lines still has a Rule 240 in its contract, it no longer makes any mention of transporting passengers on other airlines in the event of a flight disruption.

Continental Airlines will upgrade a delayed passenger only on its own flights—not on a competitor’s—and only if doing so will get you to your destination earlier than would otherwise be the case.

US Airways has nothing in its terms of transportation concerning Rule 240, though spokesperson Amy Kudwa said the airline still applies the rule on all flights except international flights.

The good news is that Northwest Airlines still has a very traditional contract, little changed from the days of regulation. It will put you on another airline, in first class if necessary, if your original flight is delayed 60 minutes or longer.

It’s important to emphasize that these rules generally apply to situations within the airline’s control, such as mechanical problems. But if the flight irregularity results from a “force majeure event” such as bad weather, a riot, or a work stoppage, then all bets are off. And the legacy carriers may not have agreements with their newer competitors such as JetBlue and Southwest, so that they might not re-route you on those carriers.

Even if you are flying an airline that adheres to Rule 240, its employees may be reluctant to rewrite your ticket on a competitor because of the financial implications of doing so. So it pays to print out and carry a copy of the contract of carriage and present it to the gate agent if necessary.” By George Hobica (via msnbc.msn.com)

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“With airfares skyrocketing because of oil prices, summer travelers with frequent flier miles to burn are hoping to redeem them.
Just yesterday I booked a flight on American between MSP and Washington, D.C. using frequent flyer miles. I did get a flight requiring only 25,000 miles, but I was shocked to learn there was a $50.00 fee attached to booking the trip using miles. I feel lucky to be able to use the miles.

Some summer vacation travelers may have sticker shock if they’ve looked at airfares lately, and those higher prices are prompting more consumers to try to cash in frequent flier miles.

Tom Parsons, CEO of bestfares.com, warned Wednesday that some Twin Cities travelers could pay double what they did to fly last July. Northwest Airlines and other big carriers have been raising fares in response to record oil prices.

Travelers have been sitting on a mountain of frequent flier miles that can be turned into millions of free tickets. But many chose not to redeem those miles when they could buy round-trip tickets to the East Coast for as low as $200. Now that some prices have doubled, using the miles makes more sense.

“If people want to avoid buying a higher fare, perhaps they are more likely to turn to their miles as money in the bank to redeem,” said Jay Sorensen, who just completed a study on frequent flier programs.

At Northwest, Bob Soukup, managing director of WorldPerks marketing, said frequent flier redemptions are up about 10 percent in recent months. “As the fares are going up, WorldPerks miles do become more valuable,” Soukup said.

The increase, he said, has been driven by a program introduced in February called PerkChoice, which allows a customer to pay for a trip half in cash and half in miles.

“We are continually trying to improve the program, to make it easier for our members to earn their miles and burn their miles,” he said.

Enrollment for Northwest’s WorldPerks Visa card program, which generates airline miles for purchases made with the card, is up 19.3 percent this year — another indicator of strong consumer desire to earn miles.

Northwest and American, the world’s largest airline, both indicated that about 7 to 8 percent of their passengers typically are traveling on award tickets from their frequent flier programs.” ( via ) by LIZ FEDOR, Star Tribune

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