Originally Posted by
Kacee
UA caps at 75,000 miles per ticket. At 11 miles per dollar for a 1K/EXP, you earn nothing once fare goes past $6,818.
A common misconception. These devaluations are not about giving the customer a fair return, they're about driving marginal revenue while cutting benefits. It's a win/win for the airline, a lose/lose for the customer.
Fair enough, but I stand by my statement that they shouldn't need to cap earnings in theory. In practice, I guess big corporations will often be greedy if they think they can get away with it. It is pretty shortsighted though - I would think a business would want every opportunity to reward/retain people buying tickets over $6800 - those have got to be pretty profitable customers in general.