Originally Posted by
flyou11
I am considering transferring (one day) to the Q400 in Houston. I am curious how are the travel benefits on the Colgan/United side compared to the Pinnacle/Delta side?
Do you have a decent priority? Does it cost? Do you get parent, travel buddy, domestic partner, spouse, ect benefits? Any information is great appreciated. PM me if you would prefer.
Thanks!
I just transferred. From what I have been able to find out so far it is mixed. The Continental Benefits are not as good although they charge per segment instead of a flat fee. The United Benefits are a mixed bag. You get buddy passes and they are based on 10% of a full coach fare. This sounds great at first glance until you realize they do this per segment. I. E. if you are going MEM ORD MCO the buddy will not pay 10 % of MEM MCO but 10% of MEM ORD plus 10% of ORD MCO. This makes the buddy passes not as good of a deal as they might seem at first. They are a good deal for international travel, however. United charges $50 per pass rider instead of a flat $50 fee. However your parents have the same travel priviliges you do, instead of the yield fare. They also charge you for first class at UA. I'm still trying to figure out if the priority is better or the same. I used them for the first time today and it was a breeze.