Originally Posted by
trekwars2000
It never really bothers me when they give away status to people that use CCs or buy a lot in the mall, etc - becuase these people aren't flying much anyway. If they now just fly 2-3 times a year and are bottom tier in the program it doesn't matter much to me.
How would you feel about a PM who travels on DL 10 times per year (i.e., who otherwise might have earned SM at best, just by flying) because they gave Delta, say, $3,000 in nearly pure bottom line profit through partner spending? Same take, or would that one lead you to a different conclusion ?