Originally Posted by
DL757ATL
what's the reason to stay with DL unless you're a hub-captive (like myself)?
There are many more forms of captives than just hub-captives. There are also local market captives, corporate agreement captives, etc.
Also, with a well-functioning JV and alliance, the number of hub-captives increases.
Increasingly the captives that result from the way DL is able to increasingly act as a market maker can be more effectively leveraged than the self-selecting, self-condemning captives resulting from the elite program.