Originally Posted by
TWA Fan 1
I'm sorry but you still aren't getting it.
In the example, there is a total "universe" of 37,500 miles. They are stocked up by customers.
And this is the most obvious of the many flaws in the universe you've created. It isn't anywhere close to reasonable to start an exercise with a wholly unrealistic premise.
Originally Posted by
TWA Fan 1
So, in the B6 model, people are in effect buying rouund trip awards split into two. The only effective difference is that is provides customers the flexibility not to book their return when they book their outbound. This is ultimately just as much in the airline's interest, as it makes the actual award inventory more transparent.
Plenty of the folks in the B6 forum discuss using a reward one way and paying revenue for the other segment. So actually the ability to redeem one way is making the rewards easier to redeem. And that was with TB1. With TB2 the points have a dollar value and there are no limits on redemptions. So the parallels fall apart pretty quickly.
I appreciate your comments about my knowledge. The tone of the examples you've cited don't bear it out but I'll go with it.
Originally Posted by
colpuck
At what point do people start
?????
Around 9pm last night, I suppose.
