Originally Posted by
billdokes
Where was this 'advertised'? I think they came out pretty early and suggested that there would be changes and that the new MB scheme would be replacing the old TB's.
2026 is a 'transition year' with the more generous 'head start' replacing the rollover vs. the head start you'll get in 2027. If you're not happy now you're going to be really not happy in 2027 when the new scheme fully takes affect. There's at least a little bit of lube this year, next year it's full dry.
Remember, they make the rules and we decide if we want to play the game...complaining about it, might as well go outside and shout at the clouds.
This... and I'll add the often called upon notion of loyalty. It's a marketing term designed to give customers the illusion that they are important. An often used example of loyalty is a dog. I love dogs and have had them most of my life, they're awesome - several rungs above humans in my opinion. But a dog will often be 'loyal' to even an owner that beats them (should be a more potentent criminal charge by the way) so let's not get to carried away with the sense that an airline owes you anything because you choose to fly them.