Miles Earning HKG route

Just had a mess around with the earning calculator on VS website and noticed that I will only earn 50% of the miles flown in economy since I am on a 'N' fare to/from HKG. I know this previously only applied to flights to the US and generally flights to the Far East earn 100% miles irrespective of fare type. I still remember, must have been just over 2 years ago, that on an X fare I earned 11,940 miles on a return flight to HKG. I just didn't realised VS changed the rules.

[Neil]

Yep N fares now only earn 50% of miles, although on the other hand they now earn 2TP's instead of only 1, like they previously did. Various fares buckets changed the mileage earned from 1st December IIRC (amongst others a Z fare now only earns 150% of miles flown instead of 200% previously).

Neil

This sucks. I would rather have the miles than TP.

[Scrooge]

quote:Originally posted by sky0000547
This sucks. I would rather have the miles than TP.


Makes two of us, it also doesn't help that VS put these rules in place, then don't allow us to select a fare type on the website [:#]

The miles earning potential is not so great any more. Might just have to re-evaluate my future travel plans.

[Scrooge]

The problem with that is a lot of airlines are going down the same path.

quote:Originally posted by Scrooge
The problem with that is a lot of airlines are going down the same path.

I am thinking just fly whoever offer the cheapest fare rather than paying a premium (sometimes) just to fly VS for the miles. I am still staying with VS until I have reached 100k miles for my UC reward. Thought I will be almost there after this trip but not anymore. I am slowly getting there though but now even slower.

Well, the discounted flight with 2 TPs is pretty generous. For a long time, I've flown BA without earning anything to Silver, and around 25% of the regular mileage reward.

At least you can see what the Class Fare is on the website, and if you want a different type, you can always call.

Mark

quote:Originally posted by ukcobra
Well, the discounted flight with 2 TPs is pretty generous. For a long time, I've flown BA without earning anything to Silver, and around 25% of the regular mileage reward.


I don't think I've ever earned a tier point with BA. Given the credit crunch, I'm now flying less, and the extra tier points are most welcome!

[Scrooge]

Agreed, however for the less frequent fliers like myself the extra TP's mean nothing, it's all about the miles, being silver means nothing, except the mileage bonus.

Saying that I can kind of understand the move in going half miles on the N, but reducing the Z, that is not a good move.