AQD/AQM ratio
Sep 30, 2017, 9:30 am
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AQD/AQM ratio
Just booked my last trip for this year. Taking me over the SE requirement in Dec.
My expected AQD/AQM ratio sits at 0.2001.
I have a discount code. Did not use it this time since the AQD would have been a bit tight. (Some bokings are passes, which may be a tad unpredictable...)
My expected AQD/AQM ratio sits at 0.2001.
I have a discount code. Did not use it this time since the AQD would have been a bit tight. (Some bokings are passes, which may be a tad unpredictable...)
Sep 30, 2017, 9:48 am
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Nicely done, but how many of your flights earn AQD? My ratio is similar, even a bit lower, but with many thousands of dollars spent on UA with 0 AQD.
Also, one could argue that you could have gotten to SE by flying 200K AQM @ 0.1 AQD/AQM
Also, one could argue that you could have gotten to SE by flying 200K AQM @ 0.1 AQD/AQM
Sep 30, 2017, 10:22 am
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I'd say the optimal combination is paying the least amount possible for the flights you take.
So I think minimizing cpm is optimal, but flying 200k AQM is not an issue.
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Not necessarily.
If one were to fly 100k AQM on AC metal for 20k AQD, and then 300k AQM on UA metal for 0 AQD, they would have $0.05 per AQM.
But they'd be a fairly similar customer for AC as one who does the same thing without the UA flying.
The "less than optimal" is when you keep buying AC P fares at 6cpm
If one were to fly 100k AQM on AC metal for 20k AQD, and then 300k AQM on UA metal for 0 AQD, they would have $0.05 per AQM.
But they'd be a fairly similar customer for AC as one who does the same thing without the UA flying.
The "less than optimal" is when you keep buying AC P fares at 6cpm