Comments on: Continental Dumps News of Their Frequent Flyer Program Changes on a Friday Afternoon

By: chris

chris — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:31:31 +0000

Point of inquiry. I frequently fly Continental and Delta. Right now, I have been registering my ff miles to each airline according to which flight I am taking. My hometown is a Continental hub and I would like to use them more often, but I am not an elite member yet. I am a Delta gold member, but worry that my status will lower because I fly Continental so often. Would it better off to register all my points with one airline over the other? Does one airline offer more benefits than the other? What’s your advice?

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:46:05 +0000

Convenient excuse. Air Canada and British Midland both offer mileage minimums… US Airways, a domestic partner of United’s, offers (4) tiers of elite membership an NO elite bonus miles… There’s no inherent reason that these policies need to be aligned. Besides, Continental’s release of premium class award seats has hardly been aligned…

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:36:54 +0000

Isn’t this just to get more closely aligned with Mileage Plus policies prior to the 2009 developments?

By: Joshua Katt

Joshua Katt — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:04:12 +0000

Publicly traded companies will often dump bad news late Friday afternoons to try and minimize immediate movement on their stock, as well. They are also hoping less people read Saturday newspapers and it blows over my Monday. Not as effective any more give the rise of the Internet!