Originally Posted by Polytonic

I'm really scratching my head at the segment to PQP ratios. A typical TCON economy RT runs anywhere from $200-500 with sufficient advance booking.

Assuming only nonstops with the worst possible fares, you're flying 27 roundtrips in economy at $13.5k in total spend. So you're still 5k short on PQP. The math gets even worse if you're just flying some regional route (e.g. DCA-EWR)

For you existing 1K flyers, are you paying through the nose for last minute fares? Are you buying up to first every flight? What gives? What am I missing?