I’m not sure how widely known last week’s Southwest Reservation System Issue was, but I did happen to see random mentions about it on twitter. Thinking back to the flight my wife and I took on Sunday where folks were saving seats rows away with their bags, I do recall the A List section of the boarding…
Historically, Southwest has had more simple frequent flyer programs. Back under Rapid Rewards 1.0 they kept it so simple you only needed credits, which had no linkage to fare prices, segments, or distance flown. Rapid Rewards 2.0 and 2.1 still stuck with a simple approach of fixed earning values and fixed redemptions-just with 3 tiers/levels.…
Airtran’s reward program A+ sent out a note updating members on the integration of Airtran and Southwest.As you probably know already, Airtran will cease to exist by the end of the year. Ok, down to brass tacks – Here’s what to expect straight from Airtran/Southwest: Between now and November 1, 2014… October 14 will be the…