Originally Posted by
avidflyer
So GS has historically been about 10% of the 1K population. That will grow a little with the addition of the CO VFF'ers but I am guessing the average will stay the same (combined fleet). My question is for the lower levels and particularly the 1K/Plat stratification:
What will the addition of Plat do to the 1K numbers? It is obviously a win for Prem Execs who were just missing 1K but how many additional 1Ks do you think we will get out of the merger? I guess it comes down to how many CO Plats were flying well more than 75K.
Just curious what people are thinking.
Is it reasonable to assume that 1K members will simply "scale" with the increased fleet such that, there might be 80% more 1Ks but there will also be 80% more flights so in the end no real effective difference?
It's the 50-75k Premiere Exec who gets bumped back a bit in the new world order, because prior to the merger they shared equal upgrade rights with everyone from 50-99k. Now, it's likely that the Premiere Exec, who would outnumber the Platinums, will have a much tougher shot at upgrades.