FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - 2015 MileagePlus Change - RDMs Will Be Calculated by Spend, Not Distance

Jun 10, 2014 | 11:11 am

#417

CMK10

In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jul 2002

Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)

Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC

Posts: 33,856

Quote:

Originally Posted by Col Ronson

hmm okay fair enough.

Another calculation:

LAX-SYD: $12k in business = 75k miles
LAX-SYD: $12k in business today: 15k miles x1.5 class of service bonus.

Yeah; hard to imagine the devaluation there for those who spend money.

Your math is wrong. The only way it would be just 15k x 1.5 is if the person had no status. If they have no status it's then 12k x 5 for a General Member which is 60,000.

And if someone had $12,000 to spend on Business Class I pray to God they aren't spending it on United.