Not sure which board this belongs to, so figured a general miles and points forum would make sense!
I've heard all about the revenue based program and whether or not they would spring up, especially at Delta where rumors were pretty strong. Anyway I was reading some other article today when I saw a link to the following article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna...iggy-bank.html
In it the author argues that one shouldn't accumulate without spending miles which is something I definitely agree with. He then goes on to say the following:
The major alternate carriers—Southwest (NYSE: LUV) and its AirTran subsidiary, JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) and Virgin America—already have revenue-based frequent-flyer programs. The more you spend with those airlines and their partners, the more points you accrue in their respective frequent-flier programs. A year from now, at least one and possibly two of the traditional carriers—Delta Air Lines (NYSE
AL), United Airlines, American Airlines, US Airways (NYSE: LCC), Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK)—will have scrapped their decades-old mileage plans and adopted a revenue-based scheme.
This isn't conjecture on my part. I've been shown the so-called "earn and burn" structure one carrier may introduce and been informed by another that they will switch next year. The change is coming, and it's coming next year. You can, er, take that to the bank.
So is this old news (I know its from October 2012)? I never saw this talked about as definite to occur. If so, thoughts on which airline's plans he was shown? Seems pretty clear that it'd be Delta.
