Originally Posted by
MikeMpls
It's really pointless for you to argue about "abuse" that was never actually there. Do believe every other line that DL feeds you?
How do you know there was no abuse?
No, I do not believe anything DL or FTers tell me for that matter.
Originally Posted by
MikeMpls
It was a money grab. Period.
It's not at all unlikely, given other things being equal, that disallowing unlimited changes on award tickets to PLats can make award availability better. I reserve my judgment on this, unlike some others who have made up their mind.
And what was triple EQM? What is denying that triple EQMs were awarded when they were?
Why not give the Plat benefits with unlimited changes on award tix and SWUs to not just Golds's or Silvers but to all FFs? Why should the benefits be limited by tiers? Of course, the ideal solution would be to have more award inventory. But given that the overall capacity is lower than it was about a decade ago, a larger award inventory is unrealistic. Rationing is a rational solution. Those on one side of the cutoff will complain.