Originally Posted by
NickB
I think we already know not all tatl routes will be affected: there will be different zones for East and West Coast and the West coast will not be lower than now. What we do not yet know is where the line between the zones will be drawn exactly.
Not exactly, but we have a pretty good start. On the various example pages on the website, we know for sure that NYC, ORD, BOS, YYZ, Bermuda are 40,000 and we know that MCO, LAX are 50,000. My guess is that the 40,000 destinations will be North East Atlantic (YYZ and YUL in Canada, BOS, JFK, EWR, PHL, IAD, ORD, and BWI). Those using miles/avios to MFU itineraries involving an AA connection in the US will also presumably be affected by the 'sector by sector' pricing of MFUs/UUAs, so if you want to upgrade WT+ to CW LHR-ORD-SLC you'll presumably only be upgraded on the LHR-ORD but will fly in economy ORD-SLC. Worth bearing in mind when considering various connecting itineraries in North America.