Originally Posted by bocastephen
They only recently added one class just below Y that gets the extra 50%. So, EQM offers no new methods for high-fare customers to earn their status faster, as they will earn the same status on their full fare tickets just as fast now as before....the only change is the penalty against the lower fare customers.
I'm sure my employer isn't the only one more likely to balk at a $4400 Y than a $1200 H. (Rough prices GIG-IAH 1-stop on CO.)
Of course, FFPs could just award benes based on $$ spent rather than miles flown and be done w/ the hypocrisy. It's hard to convince a casual observer that a $500 transatlantic flight should earn 5-10x the miles as a $300 domestic flight. Guess that's part of the charm.
