Points devalued again: 70 pts/$ becomes 72 pts/$
Apr 28, 2016, 6:59 am
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Points devalued again: 70 pts/$ becomes 72 pts/$
I noticed on some of my award shopping that that lowest multiplier is now the fare X 72, and not 70 like it used to be. Some routes that went down in cash fare have gone up in points price. I think this happened in the past few days
Has anyone else noticed this?
Has anyone else noticed this?
Apr 28, 2016, 7:29 am
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Apr 28, 2016, 7:39 am
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I just checked 3 different city pairs that I'm sure were not heavily booked and had multiple flights per day and every one was 72 points.
It would appear that you are correct that 72 is the new 70.
It would appear that you are correct that 72 is the new 70.
Apr 28, 2016, 8:01 am
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If true, this is yet another crap move by WN to do it unannounced. Getting closer to the point where we should just cash in for tax-free Amazon (or even WN) gift cards at a penny.
Once the for-sure tipping point happens (80? 85?), I would not want to hold WN stock. Could be an enormous hit to earnings as millions of people do the math.
Clues in the most recent 10-k. There will be some major accounting changes no later than December 2017.
Last edited by toomanybooks; Apr 28, 2016 at 8:07 am
Apr 28, 2016, 9:01 am
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Wasn't this part of the devalued system implemented a year ago? That points could vary in value, depending on route, time of year, etc.?
Another thread from over a year ago:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...17-2015-a.html
With a link to this:
https://www.southwest.com/html/rapid...am-update.html
Another thread from over a year ago:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...17-2015-a.html
With a link to this:
https://www.southwest.com/html/rapid...am-update.html
Last edited by NextTrip; Apr 28, 2016 at 9:16 am
Apr 28, 2016, 9:40 am
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Apr 28, 2016, 9:53 am
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Brilliant strategy for Southwest.
Last edited by Critterlynn; Apr 28, 2016 at 9:59 am
Apr 28, 2016, 10:37 am
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It is even worse than that. Under 1.0 you could take 8 x $29 one-ways (I even recall $19 on occasion) and get a free $200+ flight. And there were triple credit offers.
And I think there may have been no blackouts at one time.
And I think there may have been no blackouts at one time.
Apr 28, 2016, 12:17 pm
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