Originally Posted by
TWA Fan 1
Another reason for getting elites into FC starting five days out is freeing up Y inventory, to make it available for a last-minute relatively high-yield purchase.
Although airlines would love to sell their FC inventory before their Y inventory, the likelihood is that Y will sell before FC.
Therefore, freeing up a Y seat by upgrading an elite creates a revenue opportunity in addition to keeping the elite happy...
If this is a factor, then they should change their yield/inventory management to add inventory into the Y bucket when there is space available in the F cabin.