Originally Posted by
gte157q
..and you wonder why the legacies are losing money left and right....
Actually, I'm fairly sure this scheme makes them a lot more than it loses.
If the OP flies CMH-ATL, then that's one fewer seat that can be sold CMH-ATL-NRT, for example.
It's the same reason it costs an arm and a leg to go PHL-JFK... because DL would rather I use that as a feeder to a very lucrative international flight.