<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Steve M:
Probably not. I don't think any airline thinks it's going to substantially increase the number of full F/J/Y tickets sold industry-wide by any substantial margin. The issue is of those that do get sold, how many are on each carrier? If an airline offers free upgrades which are easy to confirm and other perks for those passengers on Y or near-Y fares, don't you think that those passengers that do fly on those fares will migrate to that carrier, all other things being equal?</font>
Look what aa has done offering free upgrades for elites traveling on Y/B/M fares I think that is a very smart move.I completely agree the high fare travelers should get more perks including upgrade prority,free upgrades ,a bonus above what low and mid fare flyers get as far as mileage accural.I do not agree however with what BA/DL have done.
-howie