Alaska Selling Miles: How Much Do They Really Make?
Nov 17, 2019, 2:08 pm
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Nov 17, 2019, 3:44 pm
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You don’t think banks or partners purchase miles? Exactly what’s the difference between MS/churning on a BofA card and buying miles on points.com if the concern is MY PRECIOUSSSS CATHAY FIRST NASSSTY NON ELITES? Alaska sold points to someone and at the end some undeserving swine got to book a nice seat in a metal tube.
Nov 17, 2019, 10:31 pm
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You don’t think banks or partners purchase miles? Exactly what’s the difference between MS/churning on a BofA card and buying miles on points.com if the concern is MY PRECIOUSSSS CATHAY FIRST NASSSTY NON ELITES? Alaska sold points to someone and at the end some undeserving swine got to book a nice seat in a metal tube.
Nov 17, 2019, 10:56 pm
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I suspect that's how CX revenue management and their elites view all AS Mileage redemptions regardless of status. Sometimes, I even feel the CX crew may feel the same, though it's very subtle and I could be imagining things. I can't say I blame them, since I too believe that any Airline rewards program should reward their members first and treat their own better than that of their partners.
Nov 17, 2019, 11:43 pm
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LOL... the real questions now that everyone is talking about partners is how does QF get away with never releasing J or F space?
Nov 17, 2019, 11:47 pm
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You don’t think banks or partners purchase miles? Exactly what’s the difference between MS/churning on a BofA card and buying miles on points.com if the concern is MY PRECIOUSSSS CATHAY FIRST NASSSTY NON ELITES? Alaska sold points to someone and at the end some undeserving swine got to book a nice seat in a metal tube.
Nov 17, 2019, 11:54 pm
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Nov 17, 2019, 11:56 pm
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Nov 18, 2019, 12:01 am
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Nov 18, 2019, 12:02 am
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Nov 18, 2019, 9:13 am
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Why would you expect QF to give a small partner like AS more than they give AA, who is a joint venture partner directly sharing revenue with them? Or are you aware of QF awards that are bookable on AA but not AS?
Also, “never” is a strong term. Want to make a wager on how many posts proving QF J/F availability is < 0 are in this forum?
North America-Australia’s in premium always been a tough one. Hard to blame Alaska for that.
https://viewfromthewing.com/the-chal...vantage-miles/
Nov 18, 2019, 12:28 pm
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Nov 18, 2019, 1:11 pm
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