Or perhaps, put another way. The FT demographic is exactly who AC wants to get rid of. We collectively 'cost' AC more than the average flyer (eUpgrades, discounted fares, etc) and AC doesn't need us. Unfortunately, short of another global pandemic, 9/11, etc, it'll remain this way until demand softens. This happens every 10 years so it was entirely not surprising to me that they intentionally fired the FT demographic.