I did a study on the impact of rescinding the frequent flier 500 minimum rule back in September (chart from 5-Sep-08 below, click the link for methodology) when Continental announced that they were changing their frequent flier policy to credit frequent flier accounts with exact flown mileage – instead of decades old standard of 500 mile minimum per flight.
American announced to non-elite flyers yesterday they will also only be credited with “exact flown mileage” making it more difficult for travelers to achieve elite status (normally 25,000 miles), which carries with it perks like priority boarding and waived checked bag fees:
This chart assummed putting all travelers on the “exact flown” rule (United, US Airways), Continental later changed it’s mind allowing elitesto maintain500 mile mimimum along with American — The new Delta/Northwest the lone holdout … for now.
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