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Old Apr 3, 2013, 11:13 am
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Originally Posted by klashn
I don't know if anyone has brought this up, but here goes:

For cheap fare flyers there's another SDC issue, and it's not about upgrades, it's about saving cash.

For a particular flight, I've seen difference between what I want and what I want to pay (schedule wise) being anywhere from $50 to $200.
Cheap fare flyers would book the cheaper ticket, and SDC to the routing / scheduling of their choice.

SDC saved cheap fare fliers a lot of money, and Delta want's to shut this revenue losing loophole.
Can't these "cheap fare flyers" do basically the same thing with free standby? It's not assured, but neither was SDC when they bought their cheap ticket, right?

Bruce
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