<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Mook:
Flame this guy all you want, but his central premise is right.
I don't agree with most of his suggestions, but to not think that the majors will -- and that Right Soon (to quote a little Shawshank) -- be more directly tying FF miles and status to revenue generated, not simply miles flown ... that, my friends, is the height of naivete.
Yes, the Q/T fares on CO, the L/U's on DL ... these fares will not earn miles of any kind, status or otherwise, in the very near future. Meanwhile, you might get 150% status miles for full Y, and 200% for full C or F. Alternatively, majors might award a base mileage plus a certain number of miles for each dollar spent.
TW was far ahead of its time in its attempt to tie revenue to miles earned. Their program will resurface in any number of incarnations within the next 36 months.
Anyone want to bet I'm wrong?
Mook</font>
If that happens, then more business will head towards Southwest!