Originally Posted by
BMEP100
The airlines are following the lead set by the other big travel industry player several years ago- the hotel industry. They reward customers based on $$ spent vs. number of nights stayed.
Business travelers hate paying 1200 bucks for a ticket to sit next to someone who paid 399 and got the same mileage reward, just like Hilton that gave credits for a nights stay at a discount or full rate.
American will convert too once they get their res systems merged.
It's easy to repeat the obvious. You got any original ideas why Jeff the current Leader of United Airlines wasn't the first to the gate to get this done. Just about every airline that has a program has changed except AA and they had already announced that they would move in that direction after they merged the USAir program into theirs before UAL announced the change at United.
This has nothing to do with the merger and Jeff still can't manage the airline at a competitive level with Virgin America and JetBlue much less with Delta and American. You can hold him in high-esteem if you want but keep in mind this man will likely be putting your job in jeopardy going forward. Jeff needs to go.