Originally Posted by
Air Koryo
Why in the world would anyone w/o status ever opt for T+ over T on a short haul domestic route now? $65+ extra to earn 39 status miles YVR-YYJ is an absolute insult.
Segments. My otherwise unrecognized 35,100 status miles booked before the min-AC-operated miles/segments rule was announced and earned on SQ/CO/UA/LH metal as a status-free flyer have cornered me into buying an upcoming YVR-YQR in T+ and routing via YYC+YEG.
Yup, they got me.