Originally Posted by
emcampbe
I love the way people justify breaking the rules. Really...my airline devalued my program, so I'm gonna break the rules. When you signed up for the account, you also acknowledged that the program has the right to change the benefits, rules, etc. at any time.
I'm sure you're not mentioning the airline on purpose, however, there are threads in the US forum about accounts with suspicious activity leading to account audits. So you never know.
I suspect given the tone of your post, you've already made up your mind, and no one here is going to change it. If you want to know if its ethical - absolutely not. If you want to know if its defrauding the airline - it certainly is. And if you try it and get caught, the airline certainly has a right to terminate your membership based on this - take all your miles, and make sure you can never take advantage of your status again.
But don't worry - if it comes to that, they won't feel guilty either.
In a world where the only ones held to account are the consumers, I say screw the airline in question. Banks, airlines, corporations in general, governments - none care about changing the rules regardless of the implied contract. A legal right on their side doesn't make for a moral or ethical right. So go back to your desk at one of the aforementioned lie factories, and leave this guy's pops alone... Or are you a "student of the law"?