Sat May 21, 2022 9:22 pm
It's an interesting idea for sure, but it wouldn't reward spend, which is the focus of almost all frequent customer programs, including the airlines' newly revamped "frequent flyer" accounts.
Under your model, on an ORD-BNA flight, the person paying $79 would earn the same credit as someone paying $399, and the person flying ORD-LAX for $99 would earn 4 times as many credits as each of the BNA flyers. None of that makes sense. If anything, it's a lot like how the programs were initially run based on miles flown, but the airlines moved away from that system because it didn't reward spend, which is what airlines really care about.
I appreciate the concept of incentivizing airlines to try to improve operations, but I'm not sure this is the way to do it. Like I said, an interesting, out-of-the-box thought for sure, though.