Originally Posted by
NetJets Germany
That misses the point, IMHO.
Personally, I do not buy any miles for award travel, since I earn enough through a) Flying on CX and other OW carriers and b) earning additional miles through my credit card. If have zero interest in spending extra miles to buy tickets, and I suspect many other MPC members who earn their miles the way I do feel the same way.
In my own opinion, it should not be possible to simply buy 100% of the miles required to redeem a J or F ticket.
You can't extend your ideology to everyone else.
AS makes its own business decision regarding whether it would like its member to buy miles.
If Cathay did not like it, it certainly can break the partnership. AS has lost partners before. I am sure that AS did not pay any less than other partners for the same award seat, Asia Miles included.
AS has a great loyalty program. It is your loss not to value it.