Hi bruceb,

>>Why don't we list all backwards and old fashioned countries that use miles for FF programs:
1. USA
2. Canada
3. England
4. Germany
5. Hong Kong
6. Singapore
7. Japan
8. France
9. Italy
10. Spain
11. Switzerland
12. South Africa
13. Mexico
14. South Korea
15. Mainland China
16. Thailand
17+. etc etc etc etc<<

Yes, they're all backward and outdated if they're using such an antiquated system. Time to step into the 21st century, not live in the past.

>>Did I leave out any other "backwards" countries? I think you will find it harder to list countries that operate FF programs in kms than vice versa.<<

That doesn't matter what the other countries do. We should not use miles because we don't learn miles here in Australia. We use the metric system.

We should not be foced into using a system that we don't understand, as we are not taught this system in school.

Qantas is taking a huge step backwards by starting to use a system that is antiquated in this country.

How many schools are going to start teaching miles, just because Qantas decided to take a step back in time and use an old fashioned system?

None, at my rought estimation.

It's pretty dumb to have a system that no regular Australian understands, just because people in other countries use it!

>>As you can see mileage for FF programs is not an American only thing.<<

It's pretty much because of America that it's used. I'm sure that one Mexican airline used KMs, too, because of the huge kerfufle about them giving points in KMs, not Miles, for AA points... I've also heard rumours that BA will be going metric, too.

So why does Qantas feel it necessary to take a step backwards by changing KMs (what people in Australia understand) to Miles (what we don't understand as it's not used in this country)?

>>Also it is a bit hard for an International airline to shut out the rest of the world - "Pauline" style...<<

That's an idiotic statment if I've ever heard one. Do you really believe that the current Qantas "shut out the rest of the world" because it's in KMs? You really actually believe that Qantas has has its head burried in the sand just because it uses the measurment system of its home country?

>>We could just stick our head in the sand and pretend the rest of the world will switch there FF programs to kms!<<

They should. But even if they don't, there's no point in changing by taking steps backwards.

How about we all use Cubits instead, or some other magical 'units' that no-one knows about in Australia.

*sigh*

It's just dumb to use a system that Australians don't use!!

Common sense doesn't prevail by changing KMs to Miles!

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