Asia miles earning changes leaked?
Apr 26, 2018, 1:55 am
#31
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Apr 26, 2018, 2:44 am
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(Sorry maybe my head is not around it yet) but moving from a distance-based system to a zone-based system without truly significant increments in earn rates viz-a-viz credit card miles is surely re-arranging deck chairs in the mini cabin?
Last edited by percysmith; Apr 26, 2018 at 2:53 am
Apr 26, 2018, 3:13 am
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I think the big impact is that there are decreases in earn particularly for those who purchase long haul premium tickets. And while it may not have a huge practical impact, the message it sends to these passengers could be very damaging. And as you say...it’s just rearranging the deck chairs, while at the same time p...ing off the high yield passengers. Little gain but all the pain for Cathay Pacific.
Apr 26, 2018, 3:34 am
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My reference to the office was about them running around panicked that this had released to production too early.
I think the big impact is that there are decreases in earn particularly for those who purchase long haul premium tickets. And while it may not have a huge practical impact, the message it sends to these passengers could be very damaging. And as you say...it’s just rearranging the deck chairs, while at the same time p...ing off the high yield passengers. Little gain but all the pain for Cathay Pacific.
I think the big impact is that there are decreases in earn particularly for those who purchase long haul premium tickets. And while it may not have a huge practical impact, the message it sends to these passengers could be very damaging. And as you say...it’s just rearranging the deck chairs, while at the same time p...ing off the high yield passengers. Little gain but all the pain for Cathay Pacific.
Apr 26, 2018, 3:48 am
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@QRC3288 - I expressed the same point ("moving from a distance-based system to a zone-based system without truly significant increments in earn rates viz-a-viz credit card miles").
Maybe I should elaborate - if CX is concerned about yield, decreasing RDM earn on BIS earners does not appear to be a correct remedial action.
Maybe I should elaborate - if CX is concerned about yield, decreasing RDM earn on BIS earners does not appear to be a correct remedial action.
Apr 26, 2018, 12:39 pm
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Exactly to both...but percy see sxc's point. To those who don't fly CX and just do credit card points transfer to AM, who cares. But to the people actually flying on the planes longhaul presumably on cheaper ex-outport premium tickets, it's a middle finger (if true) and also somewhat unnecessary. Particularly since premium earn rates are already so terrible on CX. What they really should do is keep the I and D fares as are, and significantly bump up C, J, A and F fare earning ratio.