I don't have a problem if M&M largely or totally blocks F redemptions from other *A programs, as a countermeasure to all the US DM and UA abusers, and because so many others are doing it also (SQ, NH and the likes).
But I do have a problem with the fact that M&M has become so much more stingy on releasing F awards for their own members. This can't all be explained by the reduction in F seats, but rather seems a deliberate scheme.
As a SEN or HON, you have some more leverage, but even for them the situation for F redemptions has become dire (BTW I think it's ridiculous that M&M doesn't release e.g. A380 seats for its FTL and base members).
On some routes like FRA-EZE, availability seems to have almost completely dried up.
Pretty soon, they'll have the rename the programme to scam&more.
Originally Posted by
oliver2002
See post 14 here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...2-changes.html
LH is staying within *A rules and offering a certain number of F seats to *A partner FFPs, just not at 330 days out as it used to be and not as many as it used to be when you had 16 seats in the UD. Also on certain routes they are aware that mileage millionaires are lurking in the shadows waiting to redeem at short notice (ORD and NYC are notorious for UA plats / 1Ks changing their award tickets for free to grab O seats that are released a day before departure to enable business travellers to upgrade for miles at the airport).