Originally Posted by
oliver2002
4-5 FT/VFTer HONs claim to have turned their back on LH ... which makes an interesting business case: attract frequent fliers to spend cash in order to gain a coveted status, then downgrade the status chasing away the said frequent flyers. The airline counts the money they earned from the flyer, the flyer doesn't use the facilities.
I doubt that many European frequent flyers can really "turn their backs" on LH- however a number of trips that use to go to LH without question can go elsewhere.
The cycle outlined is a fun idea- thankfully however has probably not been implemented yet
