Originally Posted by
hhdl
If there is a fear that there are too many Platinums sitting on XP balances and waiting out their PfL status without flying revenue fares, there are more effective ways of dealing with that which preserve rollover. For example, a Diamond or Titanium level could be introduced at 500 XP with marginally improved benefits over Platinum which would soak up rollover XP. Alternatively an annual AFKL revenue segment or credit card requirement could be instituted for Platinum rollover.
This really does seem like a genuinely good way to address this concern, if it's truly an issue. I can imagine there were people who ended up Platinum due to the double XP promotion but I doubt this is something that'll stick for too long.
I've been expecting some kind of change to show up in terms of qualification thresholds, but stripping away rollover and removing PFL really seems like a move that has the potential to convert a bunch of relatively loyal fliers to free agents. Doesn't make sense to me but let's see.
You're also right that it just seems to be speculation. Until there's real info, there's no point in dwelling over it too much, especially given that the rollover UXP for Ultimate is also an improvement. So it doesn't seem that FB is motivated to saw the branch under themselves ala Delta.