<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS:
No bonus for connections? WN does the same thing, and I've never heard anyone complain about WN "penalizing" you for connections. You pay the same base fare whether or not you connect, so providing the same FF award makes sense to me.</font>
That is incorrect. Connections are credits on WN. CLE-BWI connecting to BWI-RDU means your card would be swiped twice, 2 credits. A CLE-RDU flight with a stop, no change in BWI, 1 credit.
Lets look at the programs in a nearly equal light. I can book 4 roundtrips CLE-BWI online and have an award ticket after the 4th trip. I would need 13 roundtrips JFK-BUF to receive an award ticket.
BTW, WN does allow a "once a year" ability to get a retroactive credit if you forget your card.
I don't have a problem with the one year to earn, another to use policy, either. It limits the liability of the airline, and is smart business. Got a free ticket? Use it. I'm just as guilty about hoarding my miles.
However, had JetBlue wanted to attract higher yield business passenger, they would have figured out a way to better reflect fare paid in the program...