Originally Posted by
Max007
Althought I mostly travel TPAc, and thus am totally screwed by the current situation, I was checking flight to gateway cities on the West Coasts and was very surprised to see only flex and above across the board.
I looked at various dates to various "business city" and it seems to be the case everywhere although leasure destination (FLL) retain Tango (no surprise there...).
Did someone finally wake up somewhere?
Max
Many of the competition in the US offers 100% status miles....therefore AC matched them. In some 'captive' markets (such as sun destinations) there are sufficient leisure travellers which are willing to pay less for less mileage so Tango is available. For Asian destinations, some asian carriers offer little or no mileage in lieu of 'cheap' fares therefore Tango exists.
Its all about the marketplace and how to target them.