Just doing some calculations and status credit wise, tge coat per sc on my usual flights dont add up to purchase the cheap J tickets. Im usually over on SC each year but essentially i can usually get J for between $350-480 oneway and happy to pay that. Currently earns 55sc. Under new system 29-40SC. Not worth it for a 1 hr flight. Will jot waste extra $$ on short haul J after implementation.
Will still maintain and obviously will cost more to maintain regardless. $180 to earn 15sc which is choice bne-std, these tickets can usually be bought for sub $130 last minute so the rate in real terms has increased substantially. Having said that i have paid over $200 on rare occasions so better off under this new system on that occasion, but its rare that I pay more than 130-150 for choice. Ah well. Stiff cough i guess, it was bound to happen. Lounges are a zoo, priority boarding a joke as everyone has it so hopefully this will reduce the amount of people using these things. While they are at it they can get rid of priority boarding for economy x
