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Before Covid, I would fly roundtrip from California to Boston 4 or 5 times a year. I almost always flew JetBlue, not because of a program but because it was the
by handmodel 6y ago
Before Covid, I would fly roundtrip from California to Boston 4 or 5 times a year. I almost always flew JetBlue, not because of a program but because it was the cheapest and I like their planes. After an entire year of doing this I had earned under $100 in credit.
Meanwhile, the cost differential between flying at 9am or 6am or a different airline is usually $100. I've never been convinced after that the pain of dealing with the tracking and the login account is even worth it.
- taylortrusty 6y agoTo be fair you’re not a frequent flyer or even really valuable to the airlines. They’re not making money on you - they’re making it on the business people flying BOS -> LAX round trip in first class 30-40 times a year.
- handmodel 6y agoThat is fair! I guess there must be some stickiness although I kinda get the feeling that some of that stickiness was from when it was more complicated to find times and book? What is the discount for those flyers still - one free round trip for every ten flights? That 10% is still pretty small difference compared to how much you/the company would save switching airlines or skimping $15 a day on per diem.