Originally Posted by
fradoc
Who would participate in a mileage programme with an oneway u/g for 100 K miles a C award for 240 K miles? It is just a matter-of-fact calculation: you have to give away x perks to bind a group of y customers to your product.
But SHHHH again, it is a bargain.
Yep. And in an absolute sense, whatever the relative differences between Y-C-F awards, for many people even saver awards are "expensive". For many folks on this board who are heavy UA customers who accumulate miles much more quickly premium tickets may seem like better "bargains" -- which is the point .... it keeps us flying UA (or one/just a few airlines, whichever they are).