SAS Go: Devalution in EuroBonus earnings
Oct 9, 2018, 4:28 pm
#76
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A question of practicality - when looking at the post-Dec 2018 booking: for SAS Go, I can't choose which booking classes I want to buy or not buy. In the case in the attached screengrab, the only SAS Go booking class I can book is T. If they are going to limit point earnings, can they at least make an option for me to book class Q, V, etc. (in the higher tier for earning)? Or am I missing something?
Currently you will need to call them, or use a TA.
Oct 11, 2018, 3:27 am
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A question of practicality - when looking at the post-Dec 2018 booking: for SAS Go, I can't choose which booking classes I want to buy or not buy. In the case in the attached screengrab, the only SAS Go booking class I can book is T. If they are going to limit point earnings, can they at least make an option for me to book class Q, V, etc. (in the higher tier for earning)? Or am I missing something?
Oct 11, 2018, 3:29 am
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Oct 11, 2018, 3:34 am
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I would hope so, given the 6,133 price for GO Flex.
While I've repeatedly seen one-way ticket prices for ORD-CPH/CPH-OSL/ARN in economy class on SK approach $2000, I've never seen anything close to a $6,000+ one-way ticket price for SK economy class on such route. And ORD-CPH/ARN/OSL is one of my bread-and-butter routes nowadays.
While I've repeatedly seen one-way ticket prices for ORD-CPH/CPH-OSL/ARN in economy class on SK approach $2000, I've never seen anything close to a $6,000+ one-way ticket price for SK economy class on such route. And ORD-CPH/ARN/OSL is one of my bread-and-butter routes nowadays.
Oct 11, 2018, 6:23 am
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A question of practicality - when looking at the post-Dec 2018 booking: for SAS Go, I can't choose which booking classes I want to buy or not buy. In the case in the attached screengrab, the only SAS Go booking class I can book is T. If they are going to limit point earnings, can they at least make an option for me to book class Q, V, etc. (in the higher tier for earning)? Or am I missing something?
Oct 11, 2018, 12:18 pm
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Yes, that screengrab was from sas.no - so 1920 NOK! 
I find it ridiculous that they can change the earnings scheme AND then make someone who legitimately wants to earn "normal" points go to a TA to book!??!?
Not happy about these changes... I'll probably still make EBG with the new scheme (instead of EBD), but the reduction in earnings for SAS Go is quite drastic.
I find it ridiculous that they can change the earnings scheme AND then make someone who legitimately wants to earn "normal" points go to a TA to book!??!?
Not happy about these changes... I'll probably still make EBG with the new scheme (instead of EBD), but the reduction in earnings for SAS Go is quite drastic.
Oct 11, 2018, 1:44 pm
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This might be a sign that they are not really trying to push people to higher fares, but just cost cutting in EB. Or that they are just terribly uncoordinated. Or both.
Oct 11, 2018, 3:04 pm
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It could also be not all fares are available for sale at the same time, a call to SAS might be able to do it.
Oct 11, 2018, 4:51 pm
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Yes, that screengrab was from sas.no - so 1920 NOK!
I find it ridiculous that they can change the earnings scheme AND then make someone who legitimately wants to earn "normal" points go to a TA to book!??!?
Not happy about these changes... I'll probably still make EBG with the new scheme (instead of EBD), but the reduction in earnings for SAS Go is quite drastic.
I find it ridiculous that they can change the earnings scheme AND then make someone who legitimately wants to earn "normal" points go to a TA to book!??!?
Not happy about these changes... I'll probably still make EBG with the new scheme (instead of EBD), but the reduction in earnings for SAS Go is quite drastic.
In principle, picking between Lite, Go, Flexible Go should normally be enough. Though with these changes, you would really expect them to have a tick for more points But my guess is 60 to 70 percent of passengers in Go would not find the uplift worth it. Remember we are not representative here....
Oct 23, 2018, 4:17 pm
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I’m taking a long, hard look at Air Canada Altitude because of this. I can just about make EBG every year (made EBD only one year), but have 9 years to go for lifelong, as I missed a year due to parental leave.
I mainly travel economy within Europe, but have a few TATL flights a year. This year and last, all my TATL flights were on AC, as the mileage accrual there is quite good, and my destination is usually in Canada. I even use AC for US destinations served by SAS, as clearing the US border is a lot more comfortable in YYZ than, say, EWR.
Altitude credits actual miles flown, so even with the spend requirement it might be better.
I mainly travel economy within Europe, but have a few TATL flights a year. This year and last, all my TATL flights were on AC, as the mileage accrual there is quite good, and my destination is usually in Canada. I even use AC for US destinations served by SAS, as clearing the US border is a lot more comfortable in YYZ than, say, EWR.
Altitude credits actual miles flown, so even with the spend requirement it might be better.
Oct 23, 2018, 5:05 pm
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I find the devaluation pretty horrible. I’ve just moved back to Denmark and with a girlfriend in Zurich I’m bound to be flying SAS or Swiss. When I lived in London and flew BA, I would earn at least 125 miles and often 250 each way with 8.000 required for a return trip. I would therefore have to fly between 16 and 32 return trips to get a free return trip.
With this new devaluation, a trip or similar length will now give me 100 SAS miles each way with 30.000 required for a return. I will therefore need to do 150 return trips to get a free return trip. Before the devaluation this number was 30, I.e. similar to what BA offers. I do not fly for work and the network provided by BA for my leisure travel (besides Switzerland) will most likely see me cancel my SAS mastercard again and go back to BA, as it will take way too long to get enough points for a return trip with SAS.
With this new devaluation, a trip or similar length will now give me 100 SAS miles each way with 30.000 required for a return. I will therefore need to do 150 return trips to get a free return trip. Before the devaluation this number was 30, I.e. similar to what BA offers. I do not fly for work and the network provided by BA for my leisure travel (besides Switzerland) will most likely see me cancel my SAS mastercard again and go back to BA, as it will take way too long to get enough points for a return trip with SAS.
Oct 24, 2018, 3:25 am
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I find the devaluation pretty horrible. I’ve just moved back to Denmark and with a girlfriend in Zurich I’m bound to be flying SAS or Swiss. When I lived in London and flew BA, I would earn at least 125 miles and often 250 each way with 8.000 required for a return trip. I would therefore have to fly between 16 and 32 return trips to get a free return trip.
With this new devaluation, a trip or similar length will now give me 100 SAS miles each way with 30.000 required for a return. I will therefore need to do 150 return trips to get a free return trip. Before the devaluation this number was 30, I.e. similar to what BA offers. I do not fly for work and the network provided by BA for my leisure travel (besides Switzerland) will most likely see me cancel my SAS mastercard again and go back to BA, as it will take way too long to get enough points for a return trip with SAS.
With this new devaluation, a trip or similar length will now give me 100 SAS miles each way with 30.000 required for a return. I will therefore need to do 150 return trips to get a free return trip. Before the devaluation this number was 30, I.e. similar to what BA offers. I do not fly for work and the network provided by BA for my leisure travel (besides Switzerland) will most likely see me cancel my SAS mastercard again and go back to BA, as it will take way too long to get enough points for a return trip with SAS.
Oct 24, 2018, 4:48 am
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I wouldn't only use how many miles I'll earn on this flight as the only criteria for buying a ticket. I will look at how much is my flight, and who is the cheapest and how big a difference there is in the ticket price. Personally I don't value miles much, I prefer keeping the $ in my pocket, so that I can be free to use it on whatever I want.
The credit card is not as generous either for that matter. Earning rate and sign-up bonus is similar (at least for the Danish cards) but 8.000 Avios is required on BA versus 30.000 points on SAS.
Oct 25, 2018, 1:34 am
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Well, the price is similar (and often lower) on BA and would often give 250 Avios for the same price as SAS, so I found it pretty similar. It would not be fair to factor in how easy it is to earn Avios in the UK versus EuroBonus points in Scandinavia, as the frequent flyer culture is just much bigger in the UK. But as I said, I have no option but to fly SAS or Swiss. Luckily I can book the youth tickets which puts me on SAS most of the time, but the youth tickets cost the same as adult tickets did with BA (and often more than BA). The 500 points earned on those tickets before therefore made the offer similar to that of BA, but will now offer just 1/5 of that.
The credit card is not as generous either for that matter. Earning rate and sign-up bonus is similar (at least for the Danish cards) but 8.000 Avios is required on BA versus 30.000 points on SAS.
The credit card is not as generous either for that matter. Earning rate and sign-up bonus is similar (at least for the Danish cards) but 8.000 Avios is required on BA versus 30.000 points on SAS.