mook,

"What I do know is that the airlines have caught on to one simple fact: The "something for nothing" approach - al AA and UA (To a certain extent), and most egregious of all NW and CO domestically - costs the airline money. So it will change" Bank on it."


Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the frequent flyer programs of most of the larger airlines actually make a profit. And this may be due to the selling of miles (thus the reason there are hundreds of ways to earn miles), but without valued customers wanting those miles for either free tickets or upgrades - won't that change.

As for CO - if they were to change their domestic upgrade policy, what value would their program have? Without the domestic upgrades they offer - their program is usless.


[This message has been edited by jmoreita (edited 12-13-2002).]