Originally Posted by
Robyyz
This q drives an interesting point re: all the changes: silver gets you the perks of J travel minus the seat, while gold gets the same for F (ok, slightly different lounge).
So if status is based on spend and you need to fly biz to qualify, is there a point to it? I guess the target is frequent full Y fare flyers?
Nah, I personally think they won’t make as much revenue after these changes. Their revenue will drop by 10-30% from air ticket sales. Like you said, people spending a lot have no incentive to spend more than they already do and people not spending a lot will no longer chase status so they will be spending less.
However, their lounges will be 50-80% less occupied. Aside from some direct cost savings, it will improve the quality of that product for their customers to book premium seats.