Comments on: Airline “Darts and Laurels” from latest DOT report http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/airline-darts-and-laurels-from-latest-dot-report/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Douglas Brown http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/airline-darts-and-laurels-from-latest-dot-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6230 Douglas Brown Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:19:43 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5358#comment-6230 I am not surprised at US Airways's dead-last ranking. I have made a conscientious effort to avoid flying them since April, because they have made this Gold Preferred member crazy at the steady drumbeat of stupid moves aimed at alienating Frequent Flyers. Ist the elimination of the 500s mile per flight minimum, even though the shortest flights are the most expensive. Then the elimination of any bonuses (50% in the case of Gold, 25% in the case of Silver). Then the overall rudeness of almost all staff in Boston and Philadelphia. Then the charges for coffee and water. Then the extra charges for "free" award tickets. It never ends; I am beginning to drive to Newark to fly Continental! I am not surprised at US Airways’s dead-last ranking. I have made a conscientious effort to avoid flying them since April, because they have made this Gold Preferred member crazy at the steady drumbeat of stupid moves aimed at alienating Frequent Flyers. Ist the elimination of the 500s mile per flight minimum, even though the shortest flights are the most expensive. Then the elimination of any bonuses (50% in the case of Gold, 25% in the case of Silver). Then the overall rudeness of almost all staff in Boston and Philadelphia. Then the charges for coffee and water. Then the extra charges for “free” award tickets. It never ends; I am beginning to drive to Newark to fly Continental!

]]> By: Frank http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/airline-darts-and-laurels-from-latest-dot-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6218 Frank Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:56:20 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5358#comment-6218 The “Phoenix Rising” Award. Southwest Airlines reclaimed its rightful place at the top of the large airline on-time-performance pile. ========================================== Maybe that's the reason they DO NOT operate out of..........JFK, LGA, DCA, EWR. They would likely lose that "rightful place" on the pile. The “Phoenix Rising” Award. Southwest Airlines reclaimed its rightful place at the top of the large airline on-time-performance pile.
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Maybe that’s the reason they DO NOT operate out of……….JFK, LGA, DCA, EWR.
They would likely lose that “rightful place” on the pile.

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