Originally Posted by virtualtroy
But then I worked out how the new rates penalise long-haul segments of between 4,801-5,800 miles - bad news for anyone who used to bank on 160 SCs for flights between South America, US west coast ports and London.
Actually it is the long haul segments of 5001-5800 miles which are penalised. e.g you could try SEA-LHR 4801 miles and SCs up 40% compared to old system, or SFO-ZRH 5841 same SCs as old system.