Originally Posted by
rasheed
My main issue with EQP is that flying from smaller airports can be a whole lot more expensive on what would only count as .5 EQP fares. I definitely don't want them to add a fare dollars counter, but I don't know how they reconcile the high fares on 'lowly' fare classes. I think I spent quite a bit to get to EXP for 2016, but it is still closer to 75k EQP.
I think for Y booking domestic road warriors, an EQP focus would discourage earlier bookings especially with the prevalence of corporate travel sites.
That's partly what segments are for, isn't it? (Since smaller airports with high fares in low fare buckets tend to be served only/mostly with short flights to nearby hubs.)
Those who fly 75k EQPs on 0.5 EQP fares on 1000 mile (average) routes have easily passed the 120 EPS threshold for EXP.