Originally Posted by
christep
But you won't be able to use points to skip Y+, that's the point. If you want to use points to get into J then you'll have to buy Y+.
I suspect this may actually be the primary motivation - too many miles upgrades in J currently so this is a good way of cutting them back.
Last week I saw on NBC a show about Americal Airlines. They were covering all aspects of the airline and also touched base on mileage. They said that the airlines were actually earning on the miles, as they partner with so many other comapnies (hotel, banks, retailers etc). They actually sell the miles to them in order for them to make promotions. I guess this will be same for other airlines as well. So I think it won't be the motivation of having to many miles.
I am curious actually what you will get for getting a Y+ seat. Lounge access? Champagne? Amenity Kit? How many miles?