Originally Posted by
transpac
Expanding the "fairness" discussion I guess one would say that 1P, 2Ps should get some fraction of 1K benefits, like 1 or 2 SWU's and 2 or 3 CR-1's? That would remove any irregularity or unevenness.
As a 1K I love being the "teacher's pet".
Apologies if I come across as overly pedantic, or strident.
Having now experienced it, why would you want to torture the poor 1 or 2P with SWUs? As an "educated" 2P, it was tough enough finding flights with the right combination of decent seats, schedule and price. Imagine the frustration of a 1 or 2P planning a trip to OZ, thinking wow, this is so cool, I can fly in new Biz class on that ancient 747 instead of cattlecar at the rear. So they book their ticket during one of UAs OZ fare sales, only to discover the magic of fare eligibilities, which, if they catch it in time to cancel and re-book (within 24 hours), they are faced with a
huge difference in price! But the go for it, because it's their only long flight of the year, and then find that, as a 1 or 2P, they aren't going to make the cut, something that happens even to the 1K folk on that route. The difference, though, is that the 1K might have another shot at it down the road. Probably not the 1 or 2P, who's going to end up with an unused SWU that might be good for a weekend trip to Vegas. From lax or sfo.
Spare the 1 or 2Ps such cruelty. Or, as they say, "Think of the children!"