Frequent fliers may grumble about increased ticket prices, extra baggage fees, schedule changes and discontinued routes.
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American offers Group 2 boarding, right after elite-level frequent fliers, to passengers without overhead-bin luggage.
First, many seats on flights are reserved for elite-level frequent fliers or full-fare business travelers.
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If the SEC were an airline, GE would be one of its frequent fliers.
Precheck members usually get to use security lines set up for first-class and elite-level frequent fliers.
To qualify, frequent fliers must meet undisclosed TSA criteria and get invited in by the airlines.
Frequent fliers like me have felt that strife reflected in our in-flight experiences on occasion.
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"Frequent fliers would rather get on a mainline aircraft than a 50-seat plane, " said Delta's Mr. Cortelyou.
There is simply an almighty scramble by frequent fliers to get those desirable window or exit row seats.
About 15 kilometers away -- and more convenient for many Dallas area frequent fliers -- is Love Field.
These are the elite customer service agents who work with frequent fliers traveling at least 125, 000 miles a year.
It could undermine the US's PreCheck system which randomly decides which frequent fliers can skip part of the pre-boarding security process.
The TSA has expanded its PreCheck program under Pistole, expediting travel for frequent fliers and others who provide information on themselves.
Nearly 10 miles away -- and closer for most of American's frequent fliers in the Dallas area -- is Love Field.
Airlines holding the auctions say they take care of elite-level frequent fliers by processing their upgrades before awarding seats to auction bidders.
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The tags have become something of a status symbol among frequent fliers.
Frequent fliers with top-tier status and easy access to upgrades are already complaining that auctions have eroded their ability to snag cushy seats.
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Frequent fliers whose phones are not yet NFC-enabled can instead receive stickers that contain the NFC chips to attach to their phones for the same benefit.
United heard increasing complaints from elite-level frequent fliers and users of its preferred credit card that not enough awards were available, spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said.
United Airlines has announced that it plans to add 4 to 5 inches of legroom to several rows of economy seats for its frequent fliers.
In hopes of helping international travelers figure out how to cope with such awkward moments, we checked in with a half dozen frequent fliers and travel experts.
Frequent fliers get free ID cards and Q Bag Tags, with bag tag colors denoting status level at the airline (black for platinum, gold, silver and bronze).
For now, users are mostly frequent fliers invited to join, but the TSA said PreCheck will open up to military personnel, kids and people ages 75 and older.
After all, frequent fliers or high-net-worth investors get special attention.
Among her suggestions: more space and privacy, comfortable sleeping accommodations and a decent bathroom for parents whose kids are "frequent fliers, " those often hospitalized for weeks at a time.
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Lufthansa opened in 2005 a separate terminal in Frankfurt for first-class ticket holders and very top-tier frequent fliers, offering white-tablecloth dining, baths with rubber duckies, cigar rooms and fancy bars.
On the ground, airlines can differentiate themselves by plying road warriors with special check-in areas, clubs reserved for top-tier fliers and agents designated to wait on the most frequent fliers.
William Boden, of the University of Buffalo, says he thinks the drug is most appealing in "frequent fliers"--patients whose arteries tend to get reclogged by clots even though they're on Plavix.
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