{"id":1034,"date":"2014-06-10T16:43:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T00:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2014-06-12T15:07:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T23:07:26","slug":"the-partys-over-on-ua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/the-partys-over-on-ua\/","title":{"rendered":"The Party’s Over (on UA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

So the other shoe had dropped.\u00a0 As predicted (because Delta Airlines did it), UA Mileage Plus will become a revenue-based mileage program.
\nHere’s a link<\/a> comparing the two programs.<\/p>\n

Long story short, the more expensive the ticket and shorter the distance, the better it is.\u00a0 Which means that if you plan to fly SFO-HKG, you will get less miles under the new scheme than under the current miles based program.<\/p>\n

For example, let’s look at a $1100 ticket to Hong Kong.\u00a0 If you buy and fly under the current program, It’s 13,800 miles round trip.\u00a0 Double that amount because of elite status, and it’s a total of 27,600 RDM.<\/p>\n

Now, under the new scheme<\/a>, an $1100 ticket purchased by a 1K will get you a whopping 12,100 miles.\u00a0 For the same ticket.\u00a0 What a rip off! \u00a0And if you’re lower status than a 1K, you get even less miles for your flight.<\/p>\n

By imposing this new scheme, the concept of Mileage Runs (most miles for lowest price) is dead.\u00a0 And as a result, the last reason for travelers (who spend their own money on tickets) to remain with UA is gone.<\/p>\n

Thanks Jeff!\u00a0 That’s a change that we (AA) will all like!<\/p>\n

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