Originally Posted by
dEagleS
Here is my take, FWIW. I will summarize my recommendations at the bottom.
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As a DM, losing the ability to select 4+6= 10 SWU certificates (albeit with Y,B,M fare) will also be a significant loss. As someone who flies TPAC 3-6 times per year, 4 GU certificates alone are not enough.
I have never used a SWU domestically, so the RU certificates are not so worthwhile/meaningful.
As a DM, the best one can do would be 4 RU + 4 GU certificates (if focusing on international travel).
For many, the changes will be helpful, but this will specifically hurt the Y,B,M SWU flyers that travel 5x (10 SWU certs) internationally a year.
MSP earlier drew attention to those of us like she and I that will lose in the new math. In 2013, I did 8 international trips and all the tickets were M+ and my 10 SWUs are gone.
I need as many SWUs as possible and I don't need to be fighting over what little OP inventory one can find these days which has become incredibly complicated with the lose of EF monitoring this for me.