LOL....I specifically researched it two years ago before a trip. I was one happy camper when I saw it in writing, because I knew I would have been breaking a rule if it was another airline,.......and I was saving funds in the process. I also think it is unique at WN. I have not been able to find it permitted on other carriers. In fact, similar to WN blatantly saying they permit back-to-back, the rest of the industry seems blatantly state it is strictly forbidden. Friends are also flying free on WN. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liam Tully" <lrtully@sprint.ca> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 00:16 Subject: Re: If I ran United... > Thanks Walter. > > I should have known you would have that at your > fingertips! LOL. Herb is/was no dummy when he allowed > that to be included in the rules. However, I think that may > be unique to WN. Are you aware of any others with a similar > rule? > > Liam. > YVR. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W Wilson" <wlw-jr@att.net> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 9:02 PM > Subject: Re: If I ran United... > > > > http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/contract_of_carriage.html > > Item 20 D > > > > Walter > > DCA > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Liam Tully" <lrtully@sprint.ca> > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 23:46 > > Subject: Re: If I ran United... > > > > > > > Walter. > > > > > > Where can I find a copy of the WN rule that > > > states "it's OK to undercut a one way fare, if you > > > issue 2 tickets, and this is how you do it!" Jeez - > > > they are not THAT dumb. > > > > > > Liam. > > > YVR. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "W Wilson" <wlw-jr@att.net> > > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 8:33 PM > > > Subject: Re: If I ran United... > > > > > > > > > > All except WN.... > > > > Even in their rules they specifically state they ALLOW back-to-back or > > > open > > > > ended round trip ticketing. > > > > > > > > Walter > > > > DCA > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Liam Tully" <lrtully@sprint.ca> > > > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 23:09 > > > > Subject: Re: If I ran United... > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > My understanding is that "back to back" tickets are somewhat > > > > "frowned" > > > > > upon > > > > > by most, if not all carrier's - is that not correct? I might suggest > > to > > > > you > > > > > that in the > > > > > event of an IROP situation, or having to make a change en-route, > your > > > > client > > > > > with > > > > > a B2B tkt. could find him/herself in a most uncomfortable situation. > > > > > > > > > > Liam. > > > > > YVR. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Mark Greenwood" <mgreenwood@telus.net> > > > > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 6:56 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: If I ran United... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We don't get a stream of random customers walking through our > doors > > > > > because we > > > > > > are not a store front agency. Yes it is more profitable to look > > after > > > > the > > > > > > clients I already have. 80% of your business comes from 20% of > your > > > > > > customers. Very few of my clients travel on unrestricted tickets. > > > With > > > > > the > > > > > > business climate the way it is, they are planning in advance or > > using > > > > back > > > > > to > > > > > > back tickets. Many of them are top tier frequent flyers and are > > often > > > > > > upgrading from the 14 day advance purchase fare. > > > > > > > > > > > > Nick Laflamme wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 07:37 PM 5/3/2002 -0700, Mark Greenwood wrote: > > > > > > > >How would doing away with FC adversely affect yield? Right now > > you > > > > > have > > > > > > > >someone who has paid the lowest fare possible occupying a high > > > yield > > > > > seat. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You're kidding, right? They people who fly the most often fly on > > > > > > > unrestricted tickets or on very short notice. They may have a 5% > > > > > corporate > > > > > > > discount worked out by their employer (I did when I was with > > > Nortel), > > > > > but > > > > > > > that's 5% off a very high fare, not 5% off what the cheapest > fare > > on > > > > the > > > > > > > plane is! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > United got my business last year on four IAD-MSP round trips > > > (through > > > > > ORD, > > > > > > > no less!) instead of NW because they treat me well, because I > did > > > lots > > > > > of > > > > > > > Star Alliance miles in 2000. (UA and LH were by far the easiest > > way > > > to > > > > > > > Hamburg when I was doing lots of IAD/HAM trips.) When I say > "treat > > > me > > > > > > > well," I mean extra leg room in Economy Plus and a less busy > > > check-in > > > > > > > counter at most UA airports. If United decides the only perk I > get > > > for > > > > > my > > > > > > > consistent patronage of them is the occasional free flights, > I'll > > > > spend > > > > > > > down my current Mileage Plus balance on free tickets and then go > > > back > > > > to > > > > > > > choosing between Midwest Express (I miss Legend Airlines!) and > > > > Southwest > > > > > > > depending on when I'm in economy mode or more-room-please mode. > > And > > > > > instead > > > > > > > of counting on my patronage to fill seats on twenty or fifty > > flights > > > a > > > > > > > year, UA will have to win over someone else to be their > customer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Was I part of a niche worth being catered to when I worked for > > > Nortel > > > > > and > > > > > > > travelled a lot as a consultant? United thought so. That's the > > whole > > > > > basis > > > > > > > of the FF programs: it's easier to retain (and milk) an > > established > > > FF > > > > > than > > > > > > > it is to compete for other airlines' frequent fliers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tell me, Mark (and you other travel agents), is it more > profitable > > > to > > > > > take > > > > > > > care of your established customers or to try to make a profit on > a > > > > > stream > > > > > > > of random customers walking through your doors? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sigh, > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > >