Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
So you think getting rid of the award calander and giving no stated value for skymiles are ethical business practices? Hell, even the neighborhood grocery store even does better with their x amount of $$$ spent = x amount in rewards cash/fuel discounts. There's no excuse for Delta to behave in such a shady manner.
If you've read any of my posts on the topic, you know that I'm actually a proponent of getting rid of award charts. It gives airlines needed flexibility in pricing to regularly offer reasonable award redemptions on all routes. Sure you had predictability in the award price with the award chart system, but I'd be damned if I could ever find inventory. And even without award charts, you can still find great redemption values on saver inventory. Just this year I've booked 5 J tickets with redemption values ranging from 2 - 8 cents per mile (with 3 of those over 5 cents per mile).