Originally Posted by
urww
I do agree with others it's totally pathetic. I mean being so pettifogging with not pausing points expiration is bad enough (and the optics of such move! basically every other major program minus LH did so). Then to add insult to injury they severely limited options to spend points. Tricksters. They're not ashamed to basically take advantage of the situation and do fast track liability reduction within EuroBonus.
Perhaps, you hit the nail on its head. It might be that SK matches their actions to LH. It might be just showing whom they consider as a serious competitor in their home markets, at least when it comes to 'stealing' frequent fliers.
I am also surprised that they limited the physical shopping, at least according to reports here. I always thought that selling through the physical shop was an excellent way for the airline to divest of the points debt accumulated. But, of course, expiring points, is even a better deal for them...