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Originally Posted by 777 global mile hound
Hands down it is American Airlines proven statistically.
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Really? Can you provide these statistics?
Do a search or see past Consumer Reports and Inside Flyer Magazine issues for statistics
Randy and his team at the time did an excellent job researching the situation by shedding some light on the topic
The results were pretty similar between both publications.
There weren’t many surprises at the time except for Delta who at the time before the big B did reasonably well in the reports. I see a negative change in award seat inventory since the bankruptcy with Delta. It seems to have been echoed by a number of others.
The same thing appeared to happen with United after the bankruptcy. With Northwest I don’t know how much worse it could get. When they match Continentals track record?
If you don't find the info I mentioned I will assist in digging it up again.
What is of my opinion is that award availability has since deteriorated another few notches across the board with all carriers since those numbers were crunched. Mind you I am not saying that redemptions are down just that demand is up and inventory tighter due to the increased demand. Programs have had an increase of mile accumulation and record passenger loads with strong demand for revenue and award.I would be surprised if all the airlines are increasing the supply of available award seats significantly to accomodate that increased mileage accumulation.
That is where again AA leads or has lead in the past by growing the award seat supply historically. While the amount of available seats released by airlines for redemption may remain around the same demand is clearly up again. I think we are going to see a number of disappointed travelers hoping to head for Europe in peak season. That said there will also be some winners out there too.
For those that book early or at the right time and get those seats their airline of choice will certainly be considered a winner
