Originally Posted by
CanaryWharf
By brokered seats do you mean those shady websites that sell J/F tickets for 40-50% discount?
i was always wondering how their business model works - do they just use points to buy on behalf of their customers?
Correct.
The most common way is to use points from someone else to book your cheap J/F ticket.
Transferring points in from Amex/Citi or similar.... into an aged account, or one where name matching won't flag anything.
EK are good at cancelling tickets, so fewer get through these days, but it still happens.
Stay away from these tickets.