Roughly 20 of my short segments, this year, were over $1/mile, because they were booked short notice. Another 30 were at least 50 cents a mile. And the next 20 were well above Mileage Run levels (well in excess of .04/mile). Yes this year I picked up probably 30 cheap United segments. But hey they set the price not me. And they did quite well on at lest 40 flights. I think there are a lot of road warriors like me who are looking for an airline that appreciates our annual travel spend and wants to be our partner. I wish United could step up to the table.