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RIP E500s: American retires short-haul upgrade credits

28 February 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

American Airlines is killing off AAdvantage 500-mile upgrade credits. Effective from Wednesday, March 2, 2022, all elites will have access to unlimited upgrades.

This story is about: American Airlines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, upgrade, upgrades Filed Under: Loyalty

JetBlue adds Mosaic+, free upgrades for 2022 elites

17 December 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

JetBlue will make its TrueBlue Mosaic elite status more rewarding in 2022. Upgrades are coming for members, including an option for highly coveted Mint upgrades as part of a newly established Mosaic+ tier of the program.

This story is about: business class, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, JetBlue, loyalty, Mint, TrueBlue, upgrades Filed Under: Loyalty

JetBlue adds Companion Pass for 2021, lowers Mosaic qualification requirements

16 December 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Elite status will be a bit easier and better in the JetBlue TrueBlue program next year. The carrier announced changes to the Mosaic status tier on Wednesday, including lower travel and spend requirements to qualify and a BOGO travel option in the first several months of the year.

This story is about: co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, JetBlue, loyalty, Mosaic, PaxEx, TrueBlue, upgrades Filed Under: Loyalty

Reciprocal upgrades coming to American, Alaska Airlines

20 November 2020 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

As the west-coast alliance between Alaska Airlines and American Airlines continues to evolve some frequent flyers got good news this week: upgrades will be available to top tier elites across both loyalty programs.

This story is about: AAdvantage, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, elite status, fees, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Lounge, MileagePlan, points, upgrade, upgrades Filed Under: Loyalty

Premium products, loyalty continue to drive Delta’s growth

14 January 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

lta Air Lines closed out 2019 much the way it started the year. Revenue is up and costs are mostly under control. Perhaps most important, however, is that the company is seeing gains in premium revenue and the SkyMiles loyalty program.

This story is about: business class, Delta Air Lines, Delta One, earnings call, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, fuel efficiency, loyalty, points, premium cabin, premium economy, Premium Select, upgrades Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Distribution, Loyalty, Seats & Cabin

Shaking things up – PaxEx Update: 2019-09-27

27 September 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A mega investment shakes up the aviation landscape in the Americas while biometrics continue to grow globally and a new type brings major improvements (and minor cuts) for a growing airline.

This story is about: alliances, antitrust imunity, business class, Delta Air Lines, economy class, JetBlue, joint venture, LATAM, oneworld, PaxEx, PlusPoints, SkyTeam, United Airlines, upgrades, video Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, PaxEx Update, Seats & Cabin

Goodbye GPUs, Hello PlusPoints: United revamps elite upgrade scheme

24 September 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

United Airlines is adjusting the way its top MileagePlus elite members will pay for upgrades. And, at least to start, none of the upgrade costs are increasing.

This story is about: business class, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, MileagePlus, PlusPoints, Polaris, premium cabin, premium economy, Premium Plus, United Airlines, upgrades Filed Under: Loyalty

Delta’s upgrade efforts continues to spread

15 July 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Want a first class seat on Delta? Join the many, many passengers who are paying more to sit there.

Delta Air Lines is selling more upgrades than ever, which is both good news and bad news for the SkyMiles loyalty program. But probably more good than bad.

This story is about: Delta Air Lines, earnings call, frequent flier, frequent flyer, GDS, loyalty, OTA, OTAs, SkyMiles, upgrade, upgrades Filed Under: Distribution, Loyalty

United Airlines begins its Premium Plus era

30 November 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Passengers on United Airlines will be able to purchase tickets for the carrier’s new Premium Plus cabin starting on Monday. Flights across 21 routes and 13 destinations will be the first to offer the additional class of service. Premium Plus flights begin on 30 March 2019, with some routes extending into May 2019 for the new service. Initial premium economy operations will center at the carrier’s hubs in Newark, Washington-Dulles and San Francisco.

This story is about: Dulles, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IAD, loyalty, MileagePlus, Newark, premium economy, Premium Plus, San Francisco, SFO, United Airlines, upgrades Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Seats & Cabin

Lyft Rewards Introduced: Some sort of loyalty??

12 November 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Scant details so far, but Lyft Rewards is coming in December 2018. Probably. To some people.

Ride-hailing app Lyft intends to launch a new loyalty program in December 2018. Lyft Rewards will deliver benefits like ride upgrades or discounts. Probably. The announcement is spectacularly vague about how the scheme will work and even when customers can expect to participate.

This story is about: loyalty, Lyft, points, ride-hailing, upgrades Filed Under: Loyalty

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