PA42, are you no longer with the company? I notice the InExile location.
I remember posting on Clark Howard's AJC blog on how wrong he was about his assessment. That is the problem when a consumer guy tries to be a jack of all trades. He should have consulted some travel experts before weighing in.
Clark Howard never even bothered to address some of the disagreements he got on his blog about his rosy predictions of how fares would go down.
I am looking at the ATL-PHL and am wondering if that is a good example where FL is content to lay back and go with the flow of high prices on that route instead of trying to be the price leader. ATL-PHL is not even a part of the sale fare promos. In the past, FL would force Delta and US Air to match it's lower sale fares on that route.
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I have been constantly amazed how ignorant the public has been about FL's quality. My colleagues were so consistently amazed why I would keep taking FL. So when a couple finally followed my path(Luckily they are not elite yet, so I get the upgrades to myself, hah), they are so happy with the credits system because our flights are usually 500-750 mile flight segments. They are even game for the cheap upgrades. I think FL should have marketed to small/midsize businesses better somehow.