For instance, Pualani Gold members get a 50 % bonus on frequent flyer miles when
traveling on a revenue ticket, and Pualani Platinum members get a 100 % bonus!
By the way, I realize in this example I'm leaving out the 5,000 forfeited Medallion miles we would
earn on a revenue ticket.
The second option — and maybe this would only apply to those who are already Premier Platinum or Premier 1K — is to allow free cancellations and
changes on revenue tickets.
Right now, as a 1K member who earns a 100 % redeemable miles
bonus on revenue tickets, I would earn (500 +2565 +2565 +2565) x 2 = 12,262 award miles on the trip.
The concern being that a late
arrival on a revenue ticket might make me miss my award flight, and Delta would not be responsible for getting me on the next flight.
For instance, Pualani Gold members get a 50 % bonus on frequent flyer miles when
traveling on a revenue ticket, and Pualani Platinum members get a 100 % bonus!
A Delta flyer deciding between maintaining Delta Platinum Medallion or Alaska MVP Gold status would need to spend on average 22.22 cents per mile flown to earn as many Skymiles over the course of the year as she would Mileage Plan miles — that's over 3 times more than I actually spend per mile
flown on revenue tickets.
Redemption for North Asia, Japan and Oceania (one of the most expensive places in the world to fly to
on a revenue ticket) start at 35,000 miles one way, just a bit more than a flight to Europe and less than the Middle East.
Redemptions for North Asia, Japan, and Oceania (one of the most expensive places in the world to fly to
on a revenue ticket) start at 35,000 miles one way, just a bit more than a flight to Europe.