ICCC Recommends Ban on Frequent Flyer Programmes & Air Miles
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ICCC Recommends Ban on Frequent Flyer Programmes & Air Miles
With The Times leading this as their front page story today, I thought it was worth a topic to discuss the impact of this:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...ghts-3cc6k5qgx (behind paywall)
The arguments are that they drive unnecessary travel from members in the pursuit of status and benefits, and that they glamourise travel through elite status.
Here is the source report- the relevant section is pages 33-36.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...ghts-3cc6k5qgx (behind paywall)
The arguments are that they drive unnecessary travel from members in the pursuit of status and benefits, and that they glamourise travel through elite status.
Here is the source report- the relevant section is pages 33-36.
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The (Independent - appears in some articles) Committee on Climate Change
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You know what - I have a better idea.
Why doesn't the HM Government close Rolls Royce instead, as they make many things that affect the environment?
Why doesn't the HM Government close Rolls Royce instead, as they make many things that affect the environment?
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Why stop there? Close down all factories and forbid all transportation except by walking, running, or unmotorized bicycle/unicycle/tricycle/skateboard/etc. No exceptions, even for the royal family and MPs.
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I don’t have the biggest damage to the environment going, children, so I’ll quite happily carbon offset those for going on my holidays in a comfy seat.
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Without going to extremes i hope there are some ways to optimize flying. Countless connecting flights are booked because they are priced much lower than non-stops at least here in US.
If two people travel from cities A and B to city C often they end up booking much cheaper A-B-C and B-A-C. The whole concept of hidden city ticketing highlights these incredibly wasteful pricing practices...
If two people travel from cities A and B to city C often they end up booking much cheaper A-B-C and B-A-C. The whole concept of hidden city ticketing highlights these incredibly wasteful pricing practices...
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Without going to extremes i hope there are some ways to optimize flying. Countless connecting flights are booked because they are priced much lower than non-stops at least here in US.
If two people travel from cities A and B to city C often they end up booking much cheaper A-B-C and B-A-C. The whole concept of hidden city ticketing highlights these incredibly wasteful pricing practices...
If two people travel from cities A and B to city C often they end up booking much cheaper A-B-C and B-A-C. The whole concept of hidden city ticketing highlights these incredibly wasteful pricing practices...
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Without going to extremes i hope there are some ways to optimize flying. Countless connecting flights are booked because they are priced much lower than non-stops at least here in US.
If two people travel from cities A and B to city C often they end up booking much cheaper A-B-C and B-A-C. The whole concept of hidden city ticketing highlights these incredibly wasteful pricing practices...
If two people travel from cities A and B to city C often they end up booking much cheaper A-B-C and B-A-C. The whole concept of hidden city ticketing highlights these incredibly wasteful pricing practices...
That said, this is the best proposal I’ve heard of so far for BAEC going 100% revenue based. It would be a logical response to accusations of frequent flyer programs encouraging illogical and wasteful routings. Just award one tier point per £10 spent.
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The mileage levy proposal feels like a rather absurdly intrusive item. I'm also not quite sure how they're planning to administer it (i.e. if I split my travel between airlines, who is tracking what?).
It also feels like what is likely to happen as a result of a bunch of this is increased shenanigans by higher-frequency travelers to duck the tax. It isn't like the UK is likely to have much luck tracking an AF or DL ticket from CDG to JFK post Brexit...so I feel like a small cottage market will develop on that front.
Also, banning FFPs in the UK [for example] would likely result in folks simply flipping their "loyalty alignment" to AA [for BA] or DL/AF [for VS], unless the government wants to take a serious stab at telling foreign airlines what to do.
NGL, the answer would probably be to just go back to straight regulated fares and force airlines to cease fighting it out on amenity cuts...but that would hoseAustrian politicians holidaymakers going to Ibiza.
It also feels like what is likely to happen as a result of a bunch of this is increased shenanigans by higher-frequency travelers to duck the tax. It isn't like the UK is likely to have much luck tracking an AF or DL ticket from CDG to JFK post Brexit...so I feel like a small cottage market will develop on that front.
Also, banning FFPs in the UK [for example] would likely result in folks simply flipping their "loyalty alignment" to AA [for BA] or DL/AF [for VS], unless the government wants to take a serious stab at telling foreign airlines what to do.
NGL, the answer would probably be to just go back to straight regulated fares and force airlines to cease fighting it out on amenity cuts...but that would hose