Originally Posted by
pinniped
Why would an airline want to keep a mileage runner out?
The same airline that recently changed their policy to keep mileage runners out is the same one which has far worse redemption (in part due to the 3 redemption tiers rather than just 2) than the others.
So do you really need to ask "why"? That airline already likes to p*ss off those who care about FFP value. Isn't this new action consitent with their previous action (both p*ssing off those who care about FFP value)?