Originally Posted by
KARFA
should ba more evenly distribute ntps across a booking then? you don't get anymore ntps in total for your booking, but perhaps some would be more appeased by no particularly low numbers.
as cws notes the specifics of that example would be relevant since clearly no one is paying a combined fare and YQ component of £2 on a longhaul flight. it is a shame the blogger didn't bother setting out the wider context, and instead just goes for the cheap headline.
to be fair, HFP's headline is due to his earlier post where another person earned 3 TP for a similar flight, but that's wasnt the lowest, apparently 2 TP is (maybe)
when i posted this, it wasnt meant to complain or rant about how little TPs you could be earning. i just had a good laugh, so i wanted to share it; instead of seeing who got the most TPs per $/mile flown, it has become a case of how low it can get. this isnt the first time i saw something like this, i think i saw similar post(s) on social media (fb or reddit? i cant remember) too
separately, i also understand that the total TPs earned doesnt change, but that isnt how it works for most people. they might not be very familiar with how the TPs are calculated, or how many TPs they should be earning as they do not remember the taxes, and many would assume each leg to earn roughly the same amount. they will be alarmed at the very low amount of TP, perhaps angry and feel that BA might as well dont award them anything