Originally Posted by
JSFox
I understand why they did it. It is still discriminatory.
Being in different cities makes little difference since we all share the same hubs for a high percentage of flights. So, because of this someone who has spent less money with NWA/DL and flown fewer miles but got 15k instead of my or my wife's 5k or our son's 0k could bump any one of us out of an upgrade. THAT IS NOT THE WAY A FREQUENT FLYER IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. It's not a Lucky Geography Flyer program but a Frequent Flyer program.
What is the point of any of us targeting business towards NWA/DL if they are going to disadvantage us like this?
I understand your point, but how is that different from DL/NW charging their hub captives substantially more for similar distance/destination flights. I've got friends in CVG who complain loudly and often but they rarely make the trek to DAY or SDF and remain with DL to this day.