BA is Doing a Delta Re: Discount Economy Earning...
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BA is Doing a Delta Re: Discount Economy Earning...
Starting in April the lowest BA economy classes will earn just 25% of miles flown. Mid-tier will earn 50%; only the highest-prices economy tickets, and Premium Economy, will earn 100%.
This somewhat mirrors the DL program reductions we have seen reflected in the AS program changes for 2015 involving DL.
The question now is whether BA economy-class trips will, in similar fashion, earn far fewer AS miles. One would think yes, which would lead AS frequent flyers to focus on AA, KL and AF for paid transatlantic travel.
BA change details here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...b-changes.html
This somewhat mirrors the DL program reductions we have seen reflected in the AS program changes for 2015 involving DL.
The question now is whether BA economy-class trips will, in similar fashion, earn far fewer AS miles. One would think yes, which would lead AS frequent flyers to focus on AA, KL and AF for paid transatlantic travel.
BA change details here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...b-changes.html
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I'm wondering if AS will try to pull in other partners... They don't have a lot to work with based on size compared to the other guys but they might be able to pull in flyers if they can keep their FF program better then everyone else... (And they have the code share routes they need...)
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I can recall earning 25% on "steeply discounted" BA fares over a decade ago when crediting to my AA account. What is new about this now?
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I'm wondering if AS will try to pull in other partners... They don't have a lot to work with based on size compared to the other guys but they might be able to pull in flyers if they can keep their FF program better then everyone else... (And they have the code share routes they need...)
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That ended when AA and BA began their joint venture. BA offered 100% on all fares to AAdvantage members (the same as AAdvantage members earned on AA), and BA offered the same 100% earning rate to their own members beginning at that time as well.
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Not sure the whole miles thing ever made sense. We live in a world where tickets are paid for with currency and there is no per mile fee for air travel. Awarding FF benefits based on # of miles flown makes little sense.
Buy a GBP 1,000 ticket and you get X points. Book the same ticket and you need however many points it is to pay for the ticket.
Buy a GBP 1,000 ticket and you get X points. Book the same ticket and you need however many points it is to pay for the ticket.
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Then came the banking crisis and recession and suddenly a lot of Captains of Industry were buying discount tickets, or flying less, and BA sheepishly dropped the restrictions as it JV'd up with AA.
Pattern clear: boom economy, full planes: fawn over the few, backhand the rest. Bust economy, loosen up and devise incentives for the rest. We're amid a boom but nothing lasts forever.
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There is little point to doing any new partnerships when you are winding down an airline. I think US never partnering with AS until it's a dead letter is a safe prediction.
I would think that we'd see JL/CX SEA service before AA ever tried anything. And perhaps a JL partnership with AS might make sense...
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Would you suddenly like to go back to your salary of over a decade ago? And accept, at the same time, a huge dose of inflation (cost of redeeming miles has increased, for the type of rewards that make any sense, in premium cabins)
Thought not!
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