Fixed+Rotary (aircraft, not washing lines)
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Peak District, Yorkshire, UK
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gdiphil - point taken. We've stopped using our miles for local (EU) flights, it is perversely cheaper in some cases to book directly and pay full fare. For a long haul trip though we still can't beat the price we pay for 1st class flights by using points. I just did a quick search on Expedia, for the flights we have booked we are paying less than 15% of the quoted price - taxes included.
It would be interesting if you were to raise this with the relevant bodies - I'm sure that some means of justifying the prices could be found though.