Yeah, but aren't they getting GPUs instead? does that mean GPUs will become more difficult to use...?
No. GPU payouts aren’t really changing for anyone. Instead of 2 GPUs every 50K miles, it became 1 GPU every 25K miles (all after reaching 100k miles).
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jsloan
You’re going to hate me for this, but GS CPUs trump 1K RPUs...
Wow. I didn’t know that. That’s a gut punch
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jsloan
Even ignoring that, your analysis is wildly optimistic, because you’re assuming that all of those RPUs are actually getting used. Read the threads about how few of them clear.
How many PZ seats does UA offer? I just picked a random Wed in Feb and there are 100+ PZ seats available today going to APAC cities (granted these require GPUs). Across the UA route network, do you think there are 1000 domestic PZ seats offered on Tue/Wed/Thu? I think so, in which case, that’s 150k PZ slots per year right there. There will only be 360K RPUs in the entire eco-system next year! I believe RPUs will be much more valuable next year.