Originally Posted by
cakiwi
Wouldn't a calculation that followed this formula: Flight Miles x Class Bonus x Tier Bonus be a better reflection of a consistent tier bonus?
If the formula was as above, for flight 1 instead of getting 2,000 Skywards Miles total - you'd get 1,500 (instead of 2,000) and for flight 2 you'd get 7,500 (instead of 6,000). Seems logical to me - pax who has spent more, gets more rewarded benefit.
The way the current calculations work incentivises the Status Bonus to be applied as much as possible on low yield airfares (Savers) but penalises you, effectively, for when you're in a more expensive Class.
Think of it the other way around. In the good old days of Skywards, we would earn full tier miles on even the cheapest booking class. This got devalued when Skywards introduced Flex and Saver fares. What you are talking about is a further devaluation of the program - not sure if most of us would want that. So, why don't we end this thread here lest EK gets some ideas.
