Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
inputfail Welcome to FT
A recent thread that may be of interest--->
FF miles are not equal to earn or burn, but many credit cards transfer to different ffp's at the same rate.
Same ffp's have carrier imposed surcharges (=100% airline profit) for awards
Almost all frequent flyer programs are morphing into frequent spender programs.
The grass in not always greener on the other side
Thanks for the link! So basically you're saying to consider earning status and redeeming miles for awards separately? I have stuck with UA MileagePlus for this long because they don't pass on carrier surcharges for partner flights. Are you recommending that it's not worth it to switch then? It does seem that the airlines don't especially care much about economy fliers with their FF programs nowadays, encouraging premium tickets and credit card sign ups. It makes sense, I was just hoping to hold out for a little bit longer with the old school notion of earning status from long flights because of my flying habits
