Miles Plus Money - Why?
So I'd been looking at burning some orphan miles that I had. Miles plus money looked somewhat useful, so I punched in some dates and this is what I found:
YVR-LHR (05/08-25/08)
Using M+M: $1354.31 ($733.00 + 2000miles + $621.31 in taxes (N class))
Just cash: $1280.31 ($659.00 + $621.31 in taxes = (O class))
YVR-LHR (11/09-25/09)
Using M+M: $1264.31 ($643.00 + 2000miles + $621.31 in taxes = (N class))
Just cash: $1180.31 ($559.00 + $621.31 in taxes = (N/O class))
Add to that the fact that one can upgrade to PE for $115 (in September) on the cheaper cash fare, and the fact that you can't earn miles on an M+M booking, makes me wonder about what the point is of offering M+M is.