Comments on: Digging in With Virgin America http://crankyflier.com/2007/07/20/digging-in-with-virgin-america/ Thu, 24 May 2012 01:25:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Albert http://crankyflier.com/2007/07/20/digging-in-with-virgin-america/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 Albert Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:17:25 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/2007/07/20/digging-in-with-virgin-america/#comment-2844 Just got a chance to go through your recent updates and wanted to make a point about tying profitability and the frequent flyer program. SQ recently changed their PPS program (FF prog. which requires biz/first class flights) so that instead of sectors/miles flown in biz/first it's SGD 25k in biz/first to qualify for membership. There's a bit of a revolt and disgruntled folks over at flyertalk but ... As for Virgin America .. I gotta admit I'm curious. I'm flying home later this year ... maybe I'll try'em out. :) Just got a chance to go through your recent updates and wanted to make a point about tying profitability and the frequent flyer program.

SQ recently changed their PPS program (FF prog. which requires biz/first class flights) so that instead of sectors/miles flown in biz/first it’s SGD 25k in biz/first to qualify for membership.

There’s a bit of a revolt and disgruntled folks over at flyertalk but …

As for Virgin America .. I gotta admit I’m curious. I’m flying home later this year … maybe I’ll try’em out. :)

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