So you tried to cash in those frequent flyer points you've worked so hard to accumulate, only to find out that the airlines have again changed the rules by requiring double points for called "flexible" or "premium" award redemption. It was bad enough before having so many seats restricted for free award redemption, but now the airlines have effectively raised the price of redemption by charging twice as many miles for free seats. By doing this, they have also severely limited "saver" award inventories; awards that used to be at the original redemption rates. Well I hope I'm not the only one that sees this trend. As a former airline manager, I can tell you that there is a concerted effort to continue down this path. Oh well, I guess we have to continue to support the new LCC's like Jetblue and the like......