Favfern
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- Jan 22, 2011
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WOW! Happy birthday from AFF! I love it. For those of you who may be interested, I turned 66 today, and I guess I am older than quite a few of the contributers to this site. However, I was lucky enough to be a VERY FREQUENT FLYER (a QANTAS Flight Steward in the Sixties) when there was no such term as Frequent Flyer! In the late Sixties, QANTAS had VIP's (Very Important People) and CIP's (Commercially Important People), and those folk were molly-coddled accordingly! I might be wrong, but I can never remember a notation on a Qantas Passenger Manifest that said someone was a Frequent Flyer! You FF folk are a more modern phenomenon! Thanks again for the birthday wishes.
I would be grateful to any FF's who can remember back to when Frequent Flyer programs started. I flew round the world many times during the Seventies (usually in First Class --- that is now simply Business Class) because I managed a very big travel company whose custom was sought by all airlines and freebies were forthcoming.
Now that I actually pay personally for my airline tickets, I am not so blase. I get very confused about FF points. My wife and I have just returned from a trip to the UK. We flew BA Premium Economy and both of us are QF Frequent Flyers. I wouldn't have a bloody clue how many FF points I have just earned, and I wouldn't have a clue how I should make sure that QF gives us the credit for this trip with their airline partner.
For someone who has travelled the World more than most, I apologize for being an out of touch wimp. What was common knowledge in the Sixties and Seventies, is ancient history today!
Please set me straight!
I would be grateful to any FF's who can remember back to when Frequent Flyer programs started. I flew round the world many times during the Seventies (usually in First Class --- that is now simply Business Class) because I managed a very big travel company whose custom was sought by all airlines and freebies were forthcoming.
Now that I actually pay personally for my airline tickets, I am not so blase. I get very confused about FF points. My wife and I have just returned from a trip to the UK. We flew BA Premium Economy and both of us are QF Frequent Flyers. I wouldn't have a bloody clue how many FF points I have just earned, and I wouldn't have a clue how I should make sure that QF gives us the credit for this trip with their airline partner.
For someone who has travelled the World more than most, I apologize for being an out of touch wimp. What was common knowledge in the Sixties and Seventies, is ancient history today!
Please set me straight!
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