Originally Posted by
canadiancow
I don't see how this is a devaluation. If UA has I space (which they basically never do on domestic flights), it will still be cheap.
But if a flight is P9 I0, as is extremely common, you'll actually be able to redeem points for it at a reasonable value.
I see this as strictly positive.
If the new availability is at stupid pricing, and/or what flights
were available go up significantly in price, this could easily be a net negative.
Originally Posted by
sports1
Curious to see the chart for international reward bookings, the articles seem only show the chart for NA.
Removal of the upper bound to me screams "we'll charge as much as we want". Which is an extremely significant devaluation.
There never was an upper bound. The range was always indicative, and every once in a while, you'd get lucky and find something slightly below the lower bound, or near it, but frequently AC charges far more than the top end of the range.