Originally Posted by
Renard
What scares me is the idea that they'll have the redemption levels 'high enough' that it won't be necessary. Yikes! UA redemption levels are relatively high and they do starnet blocking. What might CO levels need to be not to need it??

And Air Canada and US Airways have redemption levels in many cases below those of United, and do not do Starnet blocking. So UA may not be the yardstick.
Then again, this is the airline that brought you the more than doubling in price of a QF F award last year..