As I mentioned earlier I travel a lot on business and I hold three loyalty cards with major airlines, two of which are big competitiors of Ryanair
And how are the airlines relying on business customers doing ?
BA down massively and realising its going to stay that way for least another year.
Problem with someone else paying is the person using the service doesn't value it and makes buying decisions which are more designed to up his or her Frequent Flier benefits than the financial good of the company.