A upside to this, if I'm not mistaken, is for a 280k OW award is it not? Such an award with an AA sector (excluding Trans con) would bump you down to Y. Under this proposed change, you'd be better off.
Glass half full and all that...
So AA are making these changes?
One way of looking at changes is possibly more Platinum benefits for those willing to pay a little more to maintain Platinum?
Really? I think the writing was on the wall when AFF'ers who have never met each other are meeting randomly on their status runs in MIA of all places going to/from the Caribbean. One occasion they were on same flight and met in the air? That doesn't scream out over use? But I suspect the overuse was much greater on Flyertalk amongst the AA elite.I think there's no chance of that happening.
I'd wager there's way more Platinums created in other ways, MH runs, double and 50 % SC promos etc. for any loss of AA mileage runners to meaningfully cause a fall in WPs.
Really?
P.S. I am not judging. I have been researching some runs I wanted to utilise next July at the beginning of my year as I don't want to fly that often domestically. Have to do it a different way now.
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A upside to this, if I'm not mistaken, is for a 280k OW award is it not? Such an award with an AA sector (excluding Trans con) would bump you down to Y. Under this proposed change, you'd be better off.
Glass half full and all that...
Oh Princess. If it sounded just a tiny bit judgemental then it must have been tongue in cheek?And your first post did sound a wee bit judgemental IMO about the use of cheap AA runs to gain WP status on QF especially considering there are plenty of other ways of leveraging QF status which you and I have both used.
Interesting, but if they still call it "First class" and QFF recognises it as what it is called, then it wouldn't make any difference.
Good creativity though.
Actually, I don't see any reason the AA awards would not price as Business if that's how they were recognised in terms of SC earning.
QF can't have it both ways... (Let's not talk about earn rates vs award cost on ADL-SYD or ADL-PER...)
Isn't premium economy one of them? Earn 10% extra over economy for revenue airfares but need to spend 50% extra over economy for awards.Qantas have a long history of trying to have it both ways!
And reduction in points and SC earn for Australian domestic flights 600-750 miles, but still charging higher points for redemption and upgrades!Isn't premium economy one of them? Earn 10% extra over economy for revenue airfares but need to spend 50% extra over economy for awards.
One way of looking at changes is possibly more Platinum benefits for those willing to pay a little more to maintain Platinum?