Originally Posted by
sbiddle
The goal of OneUp was to give the other 80% of people on the plane that aren't HVCs the ability to upgrade without needing APD.
There were already other mechanisms for that - including the (other boneheaded) change to make an Airbuck purchasable for a NZ-buck through OneSmart.
Originally Posted by
sbiddle
The only flaw in that is that of those other 80% on the plane there is very little interest from most in paying any more as they are cost conscious people who might fly overseas once every few years. They're have no desire to pay extra to sit at the front.
IMHO standby upgrades should exist for both GE and G. That one simple change would do a lot to keep people happy.
They should be possible for any Airpoints member - as an aspirational award I am sure there is or was some interest. Of course, now that 1Airbuck=1NZbuck there's a problem, again caused by lack of thinking about how to actually leverage the FFP and what it did for the business.
The thinking behind OneUp continues to flummox me.