Originally Posted by
coolfish1103
I am not saying it's unreasonable to adjust the earnings, I am just saying it's actually better if they kept the earning at 200% and kill the renewal aspect cause many oversea members will not bother if it's 150%. They will just be the JGC Green Sapphire members and I am unsure how much savings JAL make by keeping these members Sapphire while collecting 5,000 miles each year in comparison to filling up the domestic planes with 16 to 20 11,000 yen tickets per one way to generate some Diamond/Premier Emeralds.
Maybe the next step is to kill the JGC Green Sapphire members.
It's only 12K FOP if you are flying First.
People claim it’s the operating carriers that pays for lounge access in ow, unlike the other two alliances. So those overseas freeloaders don’t cost JL much.