Originally Posted by
daregale
I actually see this new situation as worse for families without status.
+1. When I briefly lost DL status, I found that less than half the seats were available to me. I would gladly have paid for a "premium" seat next to each crappy middle seat, but DL doesn't monetize at the time of booking. It drove my family travel to WN for the rest of the year (ironic, in light of the "moo" commercials).