Originally Posted by
MAH4546
The thought of a premium airline keeping such a trashy program is laughable, IMO. It's a goner.
While it may be a controversial program, it's quite possibly more profitable to sell the status uplift than to sell a cheap transcon to someone who is short of the next level qualifications. If you sell just the uplift, that leaves the actual flight(s) still available for another passenger to buy. With loads and fares being what they are, the "trashy" "laughable" program may generate more profit. And make no mistake: profit will still be king.
So I'm genuinely interested in seeing if it survives.