Originally Posted by
Tafflyer
Were the mileage thresholds for A3*G too low and unsustainable for the airline? Probably. But, but only a small mileage increase to 18,000 yet a tripling of the A3 flight requirement to 12 seems excessive, especially as the marginal revenue for that is questionable when you can buy Eco Light tickets for under €30 sometimes. I think this is just a way of "tilting" membership towards Greek residents, probably under pressure from the ever more greedy Lufthansa Group.
The idea behind 12 sectors is that, on average, pax with 12 sectors and 18k miles will bring A3 enough profit to justify *G. It does not really matter if it's technically possible to qualify with €30 sectors, it is just too inconvenient for the majority of pax to pay attention to it.