I think all carriers have the same problem - that EasyPass (called Standard awards on United) awards are being redeemed at alarming amounts, especially for premium cabins, oftentimes reducing the number of seats to be sold at full fare.

It's quite amusing to see how EasyPass redemption amounts are only double or so that of standard awards - when full fare BE and coach fares are often several multiples of that of regular revenue-generating fares. If you look at it this way, even this latest round of increases for EasyPass business class awards still makes getting an EasyPass award a great deal.