Originally Posted by
rascally14
There were 7 segments on UA for this trip. The only common two segments for comparison were the LAX-HKG route. I have no idea what the individual segment pricing for this route was but as you point out, it seems it is valued at $150 for each of these legs.
Behaviour? Who's behaviour?
That would be you.
Giving you 12k miles for less than $100 is a major loss for the airline. The math simply shows it to be unsustainable. So now they give you less than 1k miles and the benefits are more in line with the costs.
That is the intent of this change. Quit rewarding low cost flyers at the same rate that they reward high value flyers.
Now, with your more detailed explanation the calculation might be different. You should be able to go to your MP account and see a breakdown by segment flown. At least you could do that prior to March 1.
Check that out and report those numbers back, if you would.