Comments on: No more mileage minimums for short USAirways flights, and a new fee! http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/ Putting a little thought into a lot of travel Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Philip Ross http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Philip Ross Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:48:51 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/#comment-1025 We were talking to the re-booking agents in PHL last week after yet another late flight from Madrid to Philadelphia caused us to miss our direct connection to Seattle. They were of the option that the airline is looking to cut most of its domestic routes and concentrate on international routes. They expect to be completely out of Pittsburgh any day now and have cut the number of direct flights between Seattle and Philadelphia to one a day. We were talking to the re-booking agents in PHL last week after yet another late flight from Madrid to Philadelphia caused us to miss our direct connection to Seattle. They were of the option that the airline is looking to cut most of its domestic routes and concentrate on international routes. They expect to be completely out of Pittsburgh any day now and have cut the number of direct flights between Seattle and Philadelphia to one a day.

]]> By: charlie http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 charlie Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:41:22 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/#comment-1005 At least I can understand a fuel surcharge on reward tickets -- however painful -- but the fuel surchages on regular flights is just unacceptable. I think there is a bill to reduce the jet fuel tax out there -- and I wish they would throw in a provision that says "no tax, but no fuel surcharge". At least I can understand a fuel surcharge on reward tickets — however painful — but the fuel surchages on regular flights is just unacceptable.

I think there is a bill to reduce the jet fuel tax out there — and I wish they would throw in a provision that says “no tax, but no fuel surcharge”.

]]> By: Online Travel Review » US Airways to Eliminate 500 Mile Minimum for Short Flights http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Online Travel Review » US Airways to Eliminate 500 Mile Minimum for Short Flights Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:18:08 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/#comment-1004 [...] (Thanks to View from the Wing) [...] [...] (Thanks to View from the Wing) [...]

]]> By: Brian http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Brian Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:52:07 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/02/14/no-more-mileage-minimums-for-short-usairways-flights-and-a-new-fee/#comment-1001 "And it would seem to make crediting short USAirways flights to other programs besides Dividend Miles more attractive — unless they somehow convince their partners to carve out an exception in their own programs for mileage earning on these flights (which I wouldn’t expect)." -- Asiana already does this with US Airways. “And it would seem to make crediting short USAirways flights to other programs besides Dividend Miles more attractive — unless they somehow convince their partners to carve out an exception in their own programs for mileage earning on these flights (which I wouldn’t expect).” — Asiana already does this with US Airways.

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