Originally Posted by HeadInTheClouds

Honestly, this has to be one of the easiest calculations for UA to make. I think simply by the fact that they made this change, it's easy to conclude that segment qualifiers generate less cash on balance. The total average revenue of those at 100 segments is simply less than the total average revenue of those at 100,000 miles, probably considerably so. If it weren't, this change wouldn't have been considered.

I certainly understand folks being upset if in that range, but arguing the math here seems to be searching for outlying examples to disprove a very simple calculation that's already been made based on actual figures. And of course, there will always be some examples of high revenue segment flyers who are dinged here - unfortunately, no system can possibly be perfect.