Originally Posted by keithguy
That's highly flawed. The award chart is zone-based while regular fares are most certainly not.
Try getting TLH-ANC for ~$300, or YHZ-EUG...
Similarly, there are WBC fares like BKK-MSP for ~$3000, half the ~$7000 figure.
Of course it is highly flawed, simply giving an example. None of this is science!
My point was that a coach domestic award is a quarter of a trans-atlantic WBC award but rarely will the fare be a quarter. I simply used an example that recently came up during some travelling. You certainly can find examples to contradict me if you wish.