Originally Posted by
SFO777
That has been the case for *A partners for more than a year now, except for two months last summer when LifeMiles was mistakenly given a back door to M&M inventory.
LX F seats are still available on many flights to M&M members, if you have those miles.
Yes, I am kind of implying that. Each one of these airlines seems more inclined to circle the wagons around their own members and restrict availability at this point.
So I'm starting to question the utility of the alliance for top tier redemption. It's the cutting edge of the bleeding. Today they block F and cut back on J. Tomorrow they block J and cut back on PE (after introducing PE). After that, block PE and make E available. After that... just basically we will check your luggage through.
Lounge use? 75k and up. 100k and up.
Priority checkin / boarding has gone the other direction where they gave it out to so many people that half of the plane boards during "priority", so they'll keep dishing it out until everyone is boarding at the same time. Then of course, the introduction of "Super Priority".
It's a treadmill.
My last F on LX was in November, and I booked that one about 8 months beforehand. That I guess is my last F experience on LX.
I'm trying to wring out every last drop while I can. It's clear where all this stuff is going though, and there is no turning back.