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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 9:09 am
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Originally Posted by CDKing
At least for now. It may change. There was an article a few months ago stating that at least 1 major program was going revenue based. DL and AS were both mentioned. I'm hoping there is no change. AS base fares are not as cheap on as other carriers and you dont have many people taking longhaul flights.
There's no way AS would lead the charge on this, but there is a high likelihood of them emulating DL if this change is successful. However, with this move it seems DL is battling MR'ers, and those aren't quite the problem on AS as they are on DL. AS' network and pricing just aren't as exploitable as the legacies.
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