At least he didn't blame GA this time....

astanley said:
I saw Altria's G-V taxiing down the ramp a few weeks ago. I said, "WTF am I doing in this spam can?!"
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Having done the (international) ride in a G-IV, and domestic rides in G-IV, Citation-X, and Citation-II, I can assure you that your comment was not misplaced.
 
Oh, by the way, AA announced today that they're increasing mileage requirements for frequent flyer awards AND they're instituting a $5 fee to book award travel online. So you have a choice: pay the $5 online, or $20+ to book by phone. Another nickel in the pile of nickles and dimes.
 
astanley said:
My apologies, then. I hate the online tool here, and have personal relationships with two of the travel agents (one who does all of my international work -- I can spout off cities and desired routing and 30 minutes later, I've got fully priced and booked tickets) and the cost to the corporation is far less than if I had to spend 30+ minutes manually setting up all of my trips.

I need more international travel, though. I'm missing EXP :(

Cheers,

-Andrew
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We used to have that and it was great. I would call tell them what I wanted when I needed to go and return and be done. But for cost cutting measures I know spend 1 to 2 hours having to plan and book my flights. SMART!!!
 
wsuffa said:
Oh, by the way, AA announced today that they're increasing mileage requirements for frequent flyer awards AND they're instituting a $5 fee to book award travel online. So you have a choice: pay the $5 online, or $20+ to book by phone. Another nickel in the pile of nickles and dimes.
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I am lifetime platinum, won't really affect me except to reduce the amount of people going for upgrades :D
 
smigaldi said:
I am lifetime platinum, won't really affect me except to reduce the amount of people going for upgrades :D
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That's where you're wrong. Only EPs get the fee waived:

A $20 USD Award Service Fee per person applies to AAdvantage award reservations ticketed by our reservations offices and a $30 USD Award Service Fee per person applies to AAdvantage award reservations ticketed by our Travel Centers or airport agents.

A $5 USD Award Processing Fee applies per person to award reservations ticketed via AA.com. AAdvantage Executive Platinum® members using miles from their account and members subject to AAdvantage Award Fees are exempt from the Award Processing Fee.
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smigaldi said:
I am lifetime platinum, won't really affect me except to reduce the amount of people going for upgrades :D
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...until you become an unpaid creditor in the next bankruptcy filing.
 
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wsuffa said:
Having done the (international) ride in a G-IV, and domestic rides in G-IV, Citation-X, and Citation-II, I can assure you that your comment was not misplaced.
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Exactly. If I can just make our portfolio assessment model (which is EVA based) work with Black-Scholes, I'll be one step closer (said the finance nerd in total denial)

Cheers,

-Andrew
 
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