Originally Posted by
LaserSailor
Correct, they are punishing low margin customers, like any other business.
If you buy a Lexus, you get perks from the high margin on the product. If you buy a Toyota, you won't, even though you get the same hardware.
Well to build off your anaglogy, it's like saying now instead of being able to get an oil change for your identical hardware for say $30, you have to do it from an official dealer for $100, for the exact same oil job applied in the same way.
It really hurts those who fly long-haul economy. It's frustrating that someone on a one way business ticket or last minute economy ticket Dallas-Chicago could get more miles then my round-trip COS-HKG ticket I have coming up.