Originally Posted by AAExPlat

Well, the cold hard truth is that SFO isn't as premium heavy as it was in years and decades past. Gone are the days where every startup is flying employees around in J and F and the venture capitalists aren't as liberal with how they dole out money anymore. Many companies have relocated from the Bay Area to more business friendly locales. Then you have UA dominating the market with their hub (now even bigger since the merger). Lastly, the never ending DEQM promos aren't helping either. When they were unrestricted, everyone was making mileage runs and now that they are restricted, there are still tons of mileage runners and many more EXPs that normally would barely qualify for Plat. Add the capacity reductions that are part of the cornerstone strategy and you got yourself where you are at.