Originally Posted by
BrotherBranwell
You would have thought that airlines would want to attract those high yield pax who purchase full J - but most current FF programs don't recognise them at all.
There are significant benefits in being SE that the high yield pax don't get - IKK even in its watered down form being one of them, phone numbers for concierges being another. Why airlines would want to give those benefits to someone who spends $10K for dozens of flights - but not someone who spends $30K on a few flights seems bizarre.
Not a widely held view on FT I am sure, but does raise some interesting questions.
Because someone who sits on paid J (own personal expense and not paid by corporate) all the time does not really care about freebie perks. They have cash to burn and these SE benefits means nothing to them (exageration). FYI revenue J Gets concierge complimentary. Those who can afford personal expense paid j has no need to be loyal...they have the cash to choose whatever airline they desire...FF programs are intended for those who cannot normally afford rev. J but are simply chasing the perks associated with it.
And those high yielding pax are called VIP btw.....