Earning devaluations (prospective only):
- J fare class goes from 150% > 175%
- Z fare class goes from 150% > 125%
- L, V, S fare classes go from 70% > 85%
- N, Q, O go from 50% to 25%
Spending devaluation (retroactive to miles already earned):
- The cost of more “aspirational” redemptions goes up substantially. For example, under the current award chart, a roundtrip Zone 5 award (from Kuala Lumpur to Europe, for example) costs 60,000 miles in economy, 110,000 miles in business class, or 320,000 miles in first class. Under the new chart it costs 65,000 miles in economy, 150,000 miles in business class, or 520,000(!!!!) miles in first class.
Spending improvements (retroactive to miles already earned):
- Zone 1 & 2 redemptions are indeed going down in price. For example, a roundtrip economy Zone 1 saver award goes from costing 15,000 miles to costing 12,000 miles.
Source:
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...t-devaluation/