The next offering from US Air will be a PhD in airline fare structures. The goal is right, but execution is WAY off. Customers avoid complexity, didn't anyone learn that simplicity prevails: Southwest Honda McDonald's Value Meals ? Matthew On Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at 03:02 PM, Roger & Amanda La France wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C26974.AD638AE0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > US Airways to Offer Customers Option of Purchasing Standby Coupons for > Use With Nonrefundable Fares > > > <http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/ > story/ > 10-01-2002/0001810487&EDATE=#> <http://www.usairways.com/> > > > Moves Up Date for New Standby Travel Policy > > > > ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways > customers > > purchasing nonrefundable fares will be able to stand by for alternate > flights > > using new standby coupons for travel beginning Oct. 10, 2002. > > These new coupons, which cost $100 each, are valid for one-way > travel on > > the originally scheduled travel date, subject to certain limitations. > > US Airways Shuttle customers with nonrefundable tickets can > continue > to > > stand by for Shuttle travel at no charge until Dec. 31, 2002. > > "Our new standby coupons can be purchased in advance and allow > customers > > using nonrefundable fares additional flexibility in their travels," > said > > Stephen M. Usery, US Airways vice president of marketing and revenue > > management. > > Standby coupons, which are transferable to other individuals, are > > available for purchase for a flat $100 fee, including all taxes. They > can be > > purchased at any US Airways airport ticket counter or at any of the > company's > > 16 City Ticket Offices. Ticketed customers with standby coupons who > are > not > > checking bags can proceed directly to the departure-boarding gate. The > coupon > > must be presented upon check-in at the gate and will be collected upon > > boarding. Customers checking bags can present their standby coupon at > the > > airport check-in counter. By the end of the year, customers also will > be able > > to purchase standby coupons from US Airways reservations, and > > http://www.usairways.com <http://www.usairways.com/> . > > There is no limit to the number of coupons a customer can purchase, > which > > are valid for up to one year from the date of issue. The standby > coupons are > > nonrefundable and may not be exchanged as form of payment for another > > US Airways ticket, change fee, or any other miscellaneous fees or > services. > > Lost or stolen coupons have no replacement value. > > The new standby coupons are valid for travel on all US Airways, US > Airways > > Express and US Airways Shuttle flights in the U.S.; between the U.S. > and > > Canada; and between the U.S. and Canada and San Juan and the U.S. > Virgin > > Islands; and for flights originating in the U.S. to the Caribbean and > Europe. > > US Airways, the US Airways Express carriers and US Airways Shuttle > provide > > service to 203 destinations worldwide, including 38 states in the U.S., > > Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cancun, Cozumel, Grand Bahama > Island, > Grand > > Cayman, Montego Bay, Nassau, San Juan, Santo Domingo, St. Lucia, St. > Thomas, > > St. Maarten, and St. Croix. US Airways Express also serves North > Eleuthera, > > Governors Harbour, Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay from Florida. In > Canada, US > > Airways serves Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. US Airways' European > > destinations are Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Manchester, > Munich, > > Paris and Rome. > > > > For more information on schedules and fares, contact US Airways > > reservations at 1-800-428-4322 or visit US Airways online at > > http://www.usairways.com <http://www.usairways.com/> . > > ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C26974.AD638AE0 > Content-Type: image/gif; > name="tnw_survey.gif" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > Content-Location: > http://www.prnewswire.com/Tbutton/Beta/images/tnw_survey.gif > > R0lGODlhdwAZAPcAAA0MDf/u///x///z//3x/eLX4v/2/8zGzP/5/y0sLf/7//f09//9/ > +Pi46Cf > oP7q//bo9+rg6/Pm9fzv//nl/zk2OvXv9/rt/zIwM/Xi//jr/+3P//Le/9fO3erN//bp/ > +jL/97C > 9/Tn/6CBvr2Y37eU2auKy8ii7MWf6MKd5b+a4buX3Meh6ti98tK4682z5civ4OXJ/+LG/ > NTC5dnH > 6tbE5+3a/+vY/e7d/ph7trSS1rCP0aWGxK6YxcKq27Odyr2m1bmi0NHA4ufV+eHP8/Di/ > +ve+enc > 9trO5/Ll/ > +XZ8uHV7tXK4e7i+7Wvu1pXXXNwdqikrD49P8e32dvM7dTH4+nb+dfN48O+yeLV89bK > 5d3R7NHG4c3C3Mm+2Kyjueba9s7C4eXY+cW61tLI4aOcrkJARXx6f+fl6rarycq+37yxztb > K6tLG > 5sG202pmcU1KUpWLqKGWtZmPrJySr6+kxK2iwbitzL6z0q+lwcW62bSqxtPK5Kecv6SauKu > hv6mf > vZ+WsqKZtZCIobGnxaeeupqTqDMyNTU0N46Mkqabv52TtY2Eo6+kyaCWuJ+Vt5GIp2FeaIq > BoYN7 > mZSLrIV9m4d/ > naOZvJmQsayixn12kJWOqJOMpYF9jIyDqI6GppuStJKKqn53k5WNrYF6lSAfIy8u > MmlhhXVsk311mV1Xcm5nhmligIJ6noV9oXNsi3JripOKsZGJrX53lpOMq5WRo1BJa05HaFt > TeWZd > h2FZgV5WfV1Ve1VOcWhfiWlgimtjiGVegWJbfV9YeW9njW1linJqkHlxmGxlhW9oiHt0l2p > kgnpz > lXdwkXNsjImBpnlyk3Vujn94mYB5mnZxiVhRdlVOcmNbhFtUeldQdFJMbmVdhmRchV9Yf2d > fiGZe > h1hScmZfg1tVdRYWF/////z8/Pv7+/n5+ff39/ > T09PLy8vDw8O3t7erq6ubm5uXl5d7e3tzc3Nvb > 29nZ2dPT087OzszMzMrKysfHx8TExMLCwsHBwbi4uCsrKwAAAP/// > yH5BAEAAP8ALAAAAAB3ABkA > AAj/ > AMkJHEiwoMGDCBMqXMiwocOHA5H84DFiBI+LPExoNLGj4w4dOkqIXLGChEkVKlKoTIGiJQo > W > ME/ > InEmTJkwWLlGsTIHSJAmSIkuA9LhjowmMFCtWzMGUaQ8mEMkJCRIEiFUfWGFofcHVhVcXLc > K2 > CEE2hIyzMdKCAOGhbdsNcOPKnbvBbdu1aWOclVE2hNgWX11wfaEVBlYfVoFQDfKjcY/ > HU8qVa7hE > yIwaNGhQoUKk85DPN2zY4MAhQwYKqB+oDsBagAACTpxEMGAAge3bCnLr3n37Nm0DAwa4FsA > 6gOoH > qCmYJi36xuchnYlszlxjhhAhatRM2e6myjlzkxNa/ > 1iiRMkRI02aJBHxQcOFCQIG0LatgIHCdqX8 > 6U8UtT85+wIxoIBttAk3wQUafCBCEukZcUR5SyyxBRJIXMEEE2h8F95BSpAHxnnprdfee/ > HNVx+A > B5lzhj9R7GMGAOn8Z4895cTDT3jl8CMPP+wwYGM57PA4UI7xAEgkA0Gy85+ACBQowIEJLtj > gEWB0 > KOGEFpLRgTrogIeQFlpQuMUWS2ShxIfoNVGEiO5NAJ98tSGQGwPoOOAPIlA4QI865JwjhRT > prBgj > Oen4A4A/DpyTiD8N2ElPOQzMA0A/ > AEBhDgMLJPCEBYsW8CSUCiZRxJRVZnElhVpUwUUXrHoxxhjs > qP/ > z3UHluOHGq154wSoXXFQBJhJUjFlmFmCAYYUROOBQxLLrNdHBGYfo94QEE0RQQQUNQOFPBK > 5F > 4A8GB0QgQQEAOACFGRFcAMET42DRiT9eJKHEGQAgYQYcSFhRbBamjkkFEmCqumoXub5q6xo > I35HG > Hnu8w04652w45B925JEHIXukcccdCONh6xh66OFFdmGU3MbJbKS8GRWFQBFbJP4YkoUWhxz > SxRv+ > kCGGGGT4E0kXW2TBBRxPHAIFH1mwcQgAGJiCQRlscOGEP4ue4UXJYWQXsh5j2IpHwgrvQQg > hefzx > ByCFFCLI2oHA48466EgskDl0zEEHHYEEIocgfvj/ > kTYgFNchOMZpaLxxx3h4jAfMkXRSgT9l6IGH > KeOs8fga2a3hsxvZudHJOAB8ETIecABQRiJvfJE4IWaUMs4XGhc+tuB12HE22n0LIkfed88 > xxyZx > cALJIMTP08DD5hhkTiCVVGKJJZIwwsgnn0ASSiiUUDIKJtyDssgijzjiyCXkK6JIH30Y8qI > /40RS > SCZ/ > vAEAAIj4A0gjjfzhzxOZ4J9JIeMwAyAyAT9D1A8AcChEHxThB5zBIRCOeMT3QME9TIxiFJQ > I > BSQgQT3pSUISlmjeJCZBilmIQhOaGAQ94NGOdHiJIOfAwitgAQtnOCMa0WhGM6DBDGUoIxX > SkMY0 > / > 1pBRFcY0RXPSOIzPMFESHCiFlDkRChkIYtNQBGKo4hFLEZRi01oUYu0gOIUqRiKKHKQiZ+A > gz86 > IYkjErEV0whiKnzIDGjoEIfOmCEskrEKZCBjGctgBSuisMJ2yEpu51DHIMQxjEYK45HCCEY > wwhGO > U1gSGJgsRjGIwUliGOOTqAglKpgxi1Iq4xioVIYQ45gKVAKxlah0JSxjSUpRMEOU+TGDJjq > pSUwC > w5KnoKQkISmMRg5DHMgUBziW2QtN3KOQhyyIOdLRDlJo45ra6EUvrGGNbFTjm7jABTZ4wYt > d7KIb > 6NSFOnVxjWtwgxvb2MY3vuENb/jinr/Ipz73yf/ > PX9zTF97IxTzj+c5rnIIamqDGKXSBTnOSExvh > / > GY1ssFNbWLTFhi9hUY1So182KOQLpTbNNnRgCgI45ra7KY3wSlOcpoTnd1YJzvdCc9tCJSe > 9sRn > P3f6z3rOMxcE5cY1woGMVSwUpg7lBURxIVGKWsOiF7XFRlVRi3zgox7GQ55ByoGOdbgDHvS > oBz7y > kQ99mPWsaE2rWtfK1ra69a1wjatZyXrVFb4tbls9RzrY8Y54hPUe+AisYAdL2MIa9rCITax > iF8vY > wd6jHvSIh8MgJre5JbId74DHPOgR1np49rOgDa1oR0va0pr2tKhNLWTpMQ94vMOQs6KVOdC > hDnay > uKMB8JCHPObB29769rfADa5wh0vc4hr3uLqFRwPcEasuVXZI5tDrOtjRDndY97rYdcc7tsv > d7nr3 > u+ANr3i3m93yjte75c1uO9qxDoi9MCHliC460qEOdazjvvjNr373y9/++ve/ > AA6wgO9b33SgQ0MO > iW90z3EOdDj4wRCOsIQnTOEKW/jCGM4wg7/z3odI5sMgDrGIR0ziEpv4xChOcYn9w+IWu/ > jFMI6x > jGdMY4gEBAA7 > > ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C26974.AD638AE0 > Content-Type: image/gif; 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