FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Speculation: New American AAdvantage FF Program Features (Discussion)
Old Jun 12, 2014, 12:16 pm
  #747  
Rus925
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: Bonvoy Ambassador, AA Plat Pro, DL Gold, UA*S, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 631
Originally Posted by cova
I always viewed the 100% bonus for Plat/EXP as a way to allow the Plat/EXP to redeem miles for F/J travel with the same amount of travel that a non-Elite would do to earn the miles needed for a coach reward.

That's because in general, the low-level rewards are generally 2x for F/J travel over Y.
I hadn't thought about it that way. I don't know how relevant this is with a revenue system, but it seems to me that principle should hold for F/C travelers: if x economy flights would get you one economy flight, x business flights should get you one business flight.
Rus925 is offline