Originally Posted by
bubbashow
You get the value of a peaceful place to sit away from the gate, you get the value of "refreshments" and "snacks", you get the value of the best agents in the system that can often make the "impossible" happen very quickly with your record...
So if you pay $20 per visit, do you feel like you have to eat/drink that much to make it a "value"?
No, I did not quantify eating/drinking as the only thing that would provide value. But it is an important component. As I posted earlier, with a 1hour-1hr30 connection, I have 'useable time' of between 20-50 mins. If there are no decent snack options in the club, then in many cases I'll skip the club altogether so that I can grab a sandwich or snack somewhere else. When I'm no longer using the clubs as much due to cut backs they have made - then yes - this is not getting my expected value. A bowl of dry pretzel mix and some biscoffs is not an acceptable refreshment selection - particularly with the cut backs to inflight service whereby the connection time is the only opportunity to grab a light bite.
Originally Posted by
bubbashow
....and I do think DL cares if you are on a $79 fare. I wish this would go to a revenue system so all of the self-righteous "most valuable flyers" on here going around the world 5 times on a T fare could promptly be sorted and lose the horrible sense of entitlement.
Without trying to take this thread to off topic, I'd hazard a guest that your views on this are in the distinct minority overall.
There has already been discussion on this board of a 'what if' scenario on DL cutting back MQM's and/or mileage awarded on the 'cheapy' LUT fares. There was a very significant push back from the frequent flyer base on this exact point and it would be a highly unpopular move.
FWIW, I pay more on many LUT fares Canada-US transborder for the same distance flown as people flying in certain domestic markets pay for Q, H or even M fares. It can be $600-$800 r/t, even on a LUT fare, for some journeys of just 1,000 or so miles. How do you quantify the 'revenue' important customers? You can buy an F ticket in several markets for less than what I pay for many of the LUT fares out of my home airport.