Originally Posted by
hfly
Allowing PMU use on L's or T's whatever is a very very BAD idea, I have NEVER EVER been in support of it. I have always believed, especially over the last 18 months that they should drop the fare classes by a notch or two, but that is it. Ever talk to AA FF's, other than those that are just trying to win an argument on FT, you will find that many complain that they are never available.
I'm not sure we're all with you here,
hfly. While I have little experience with AA, UA allows upgrades from all but the lowest fares, and they receive the lion's share of my TATL business these days (despite a vastly inferior network) precisely because I refuse to shell out for an M fare to play the lottery. Moreover, DL gets absolutely none of my revenue leisure TATL travel---I either use miles to fly DL or buy on UA to upgrade. Perhaps DL wants it that way, but it certainly doesn't encourage discretionary purchases on DL.