pppsssstttttttt........ Don't tell the airlines about our secrets. They may try to close the loop-holes.

I would like to know if the recent price increases in Korea were caused by the number of tickets issued from that location (i.e. higher demand yields higher prices). If so, who bought those extra tickets, Koreans or non-Koreans?

I would also like to know whether or not the things that we take advantage of for the miles will be changed soon. How much of a loss do the airlines incur from people like us? If you did the maximum mileage route, would the airlines still make a profit. If I had to guess, I would say no. Consider a FC 6 Cont. RTW for $7000 US. 36 segs makes it $194 per seg. If you were to get 100k base miles, that would be 250k after 100% bonus from AA for Elite and 50% bonus for First Class. Per 1,000 miles earned, that would be $28. With the average length of each seg being 2777 miles, I have a feeling it cost the airlines more than $194 to wine, dine and fly me to my destination.

Compared to a mileage limit RTW like all other airlines, if you were to max out the mileage for a 1W RTW, it doesn't compare. I would think that the rules would change to come in line with the other RTWs. But I hope not.