10-13-2016, 01:43 PM
(10-13-2016, 09:16 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: It's not just the direct flights. If they are hires who travel (e.g. sales and marketing), they will take the less convenient flight in order to keep their points and status going up with whichever carrier they employ. For most of them, even the AA flight we've lost wasn't worth it.
Mmmmm. As one who travels a lot for work (100K+ miles/year) I will take convenience over extra points. I can recall ONE time in the last X years that I took a connection via Montreal rather than direct, but normally I fly direct whenever I can.
Just anecdotal evidence, but my point is that not everyone who travels a lot wants to do connections.