Originally Posted by
Winkdaddy
Ok, I am just curious here and I know Delta would never publish this..but am interested to hear your thoughts:
For International BE, are most people buying these tickets outright, or is it mostly YBM fare plus SWU, skymiles redemption, or non-revs? Is it truly fragmented or heavily skewed towards one or another?
Are most people who are purchasing BE tickets on their company's dime for work, or simply in a financial position to be able to do so for their own personal trips?
I know this is impossible to know exactly but thought some of you might have some insight.
Many companies purchase BE seats for employees. On a few occasions from CDG to the U.S. I have been next to a FedEx or UPS pilot flying out of Europe and is going to the U.S. for R&R. It is in their contract to be up front.
When I do consulting in the Middle East I am always in BE. If they do not agree with that I do not go.
I have had some amazing good luck--helps to be a DM--lately with flights being oversold and I am placed in BE.