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Old Mar 25, 2017, 3:47 pm
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esquesk
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Plat, UA GS
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Originally Posted by stevendorechester
Like I' ve said before, you don' t see Emirates or Singapore or BA or any other non-US based airline offering this perk, even on short flights with the same continent. Last I checked they were doing pretty well attracting premium flyers.
They also offer a much stronger premium product.

FWIW, as a 1K flying out of LAX on B/M fares, I've cleared 75% of my RPU/GPU on PS flights and 90% of my other routes.

If they were to remove the CPU perk, I would not be flying UA and they could likely fill my $2K weekly fare with a $500 one. You're right that occupancy would stay the same, but the margin would drop.
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