+1 on another potential 1K going away due to this.

What I don't understand, that if the "confusion" statement is to be true, is the little bit of extra confusion caused worth the amount of high-end customers that will stop buying high-end tickets? Or do they believe that will not happen (people will blindly buy W fares?)

The call volume will increase in the short-term, as the hordes of us make phone calls to get the information we simply pulled from United.com. I will call every day seeing if inventory has freed up for the list of flights I have upcoming. I realize not everyone has time to be this persistent, but I have to imagine quite a few 1Ks spend a lot of time sitting in airports and hotel rooms, with cell phones with unlimited minutes and plenty of battery life.

I know Shannon the United Insider is just the messenger, but to echo the sentiments of the other 300 posts, her bosses are either extremely incompetent and short sighted, and plain and simple lying.

The worse part is, I don't see how this makes United more money. Most evil I can appreciate if it's profitable, but will anyone actually buy more TODs just cause they can't see R inventory? For the most part, seeing the packed inventory might actually convince me that buying it is the right move. With no information, 99.99% of people will accept their fate in economy and hope for the freebie. United loses money on the deal, and then thousands from loyal customers on international tickets.

Anyway, I'll finish the trips I already have scheduled, burn up mine and wife's miles accounts (another 1K), and next year enjoy 1K status on a handful of flights while the majority of my travels will be on another carrier.