bristoldave wrote:narikin wrote:gumshoe wrote:I fear, however, we can expect "enhancements" to TP earning on Delta. Earning 3 (or now 75) TP for a sub-£100 domestic short hop in F does seem a little too good to be true.
why on earth are you drawing attention to this?!
keep quiet about the modest deals we have found. good grief!
I can only presume they're a UK-based flyer, envious of a deal they can't take advantage of, and so they figure if they can't have it, nobody should. What a great attitude.
Eh? Please don't presume to lecture me about my "attitude".
I certainly can, and do, take advantage of VS's generous TP earning levels on DL and no-one would be happier than me if they stay as they are.
But I'm a realist and if you take the time to read Oli Byers' post, by my interpretation he suggests that VS are well aware that the current levels are overly generous and hints that changes are on the way.
I hardly think it took my post for VS to suddenly cotton on! As Oli says, the whole rationale behind the x25 uplift in TPs is to allow more flexibility.
You just have to look at the BA/AA model to guess roughly where it's going to go.
With VS/DL, a US domestic flight will earn 25 TPs in economy or 75 in F/Delta One, regardless of distance or fare paid. So a 6 hour, 2,500 mile JFK-LAX transcontinental that can easily cost $350 in economy will only earn 25 TPs whereas a 30 minute, 125 mile hop from LAX to SAN that can cost as little as $100 in F will earn 75 TPs. That seems crazy.
With BA/AA, a short haul US domestic will currently earn between 5 and 20 TPs in economy (depending on fare bucket) or 60 in F. A transcontinental will earn between 20 and 70 TPs in economy, 140 in Business or 210 in F. Which seems more logical as it's more rewarding to those who book the pricier fares and fly further.
The new VS TP structure will allow for far more flexibility and I'd expect something more akin to the BA/AA model to be introduced in due course.