Originally Posted by
PrivatePilot
Since these changes are already visible, has anyone seen any examples of better award pricing for international business post Nov 15?
I would lay odds that there isn't any.
To make a broader claim- if your main reason for choosing an airline loyalty program is to receive free travel in longhaul J, or heavily discounted longhaul J travel, the conduct of UA and DL is making clear that US carriers feel they can sell that space for big money and have little interest in giving it away to you even as a reward for being an excellent customer.
And this absolutely should cause people to reevaluate their participation in FF programs.
Intellectually, I understand why UA is doing this, but the only way the airlines will ever be scared off of this sort of thing is if they start losing significant business from frequent flyers.