<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by divaof travel:
I have tens of thousands of dollars worth of unused tickets, so I know what you mean. But would anybody want to buy a ticket and not use it intentionally? Presumably this would be to help you reach a status level, or gain an award, both of which would cost the airlines something, so they make you fly.
I disagre with Beckles. Who would pay $800 to get a "free" ticket on SW?
I also disagree with cordelli. The airlines want to reward for revenue contributed. The programs are in place to maximize revenue in a competitive environment, period. Some of the programs are changing to reflect the emphasis on revenue.
Of course you can buy miles at any time, but it is not very cost effective.
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You have "tens of thousands of dollars worth of unused tickets"? Plural of ten meaning more than $20,000 worth? What do you mean by unused? Do you mean that is the value of tickets you have paid for but not yet used because the flight dates are in the future? Or do you mean that is the value of restricted tickets you purchased and did not use, the flight dates have passed and are now not worth anything?