Do not spend too much time hemming and hawing about this.

It's astonishing that this fare has lasted as long as it has. If you want onboard, do it now. The itin can be made to do lots of useful things, day long layovers at LHR or BRU as well as months at IAH or EWR.

So far my experience has been, the only MRs I've ever regretted....are those I didn't ticket! Few things suck more on FT than "watching" the bold do these kind of runs from the sidelines, months later when the oppo has vanished.

I don't need any more EQMs this year, but in pursuit of 1K level next year, they're all useful.