Originally Posted by
DogHead
"We manage award availability on our Star Alliance partners just as we do with United's own saver awards," said Jeff Kovick, a United spokesman ... "It is an ongoing balance of ensuring we meet our customers' interest in award travel on partner carriers with United's need to generate revenue on our own flights."
So there you have it... from the horse's mouth.
Full story here:
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008...award-tickets/
Wow, 3 cheers for the Washington Times and their intrepid reporter Nicolas Kralev! I didn't think the media would expose this, but United's behavior is so meat-axe that it's attracting attention outside FT.
Sounds like a good followup opportunity for say Scott McCartney in the WSJ, also the NY Times and Washington Post. Anyone?
BTW, I was barred from completing the recent online 1K benefit-cut survey when UA asked whether anyone in the household worked, among other occupations, in the news biz (my wife is an online editor for a local publication). That saved me some time and aggravation, based on FT reports from those who slogged through it.