I disagree. PLT qualification is only 50K miles. EP is 100K. EP can be twice as hard to attain as PLT. And I am a PLT.

Making EP benefits more common is not a solution. There also needs to be true recognition of the EP level.

As someone who almost always flies paid F (my company has an over 3 hour flight policy), the free redeposit for EPs is something I would greatly value over PLT. The big thing is not just the redeposit fee, but the number of award seats available. I expect they would dramatically be reduced if PLTs were allowed free redeposits.