Originally Posted by
flytoeat
It escaped me in the first 24 hours, but it seems if you choose distance earning, there are no more class of service bonuses. Brett at Cranky Flyer wrote: Yes. I made sure to get confirmation from an Alaska spokesperson on that piece, because it wasn’t made clear in the materials. Direct quote: “For distance-based earning when the new choice accrual takes effect next year, it will be pure distance flown – no class of service bonuses or minimum miles offered.”
This seems far too good to be true. Right now, discount economy tickets booked through a partner only earn 25% EQM/status points. It's very easy to find cheap long haul flights through partners, this change makes it extremely easy to accumulate status points by flying long haul on partners for a very low price.