I dont think it is that simple. Yes, if they all do it there will be an evening out. I think this might be good for American or others but bad for US Air. US Air doesnt serve as many markets with direct flights it seems to me. Also, I think a real impact will be to fly less and to consolidate. I fly two airlines, if all airlines do this I will consolidate to one, and it wont be US Air because I cant fly non-stop to the west coast and only limited to Asia and Europe. I do enough M and Y to be elite on 1 carrier and that will be United or American so I can fly to Asia and Europe in business. Also, flying is becoming a generally horrible experience, and videoconferencing is improving a lot. Business people will more and more decide to not take that trip. That is a lot bigger problem than mileage runners and this doesnt address it, it makes it worse. Simple, reasonable fares and decent service are what they need. I would pay 400 for a ticket instead of 200 for good service, but I cant pay 2000, and fewer and fewer people or companies will