Originally Posted by
LegalTender
How do you "trump" your upgrade chances doing an SDC from a less-desirable flight to the more-desirable one you rejected for price? The upgrade slot would be lower, not higher. You'd face more Medallions, not fewer.
How is this "gaming" the system?
Two different thoughts and examples, separated by the ",and". This isn't some breaking news on here.....dozens, if not hundreds of posts of folks SDC to better their upgrade chances. Dozens, if not hundreds of posts of folks SDC to a far-more circuitous routing. Dozens, if not hundreds of posts of folks SDC to a flight for which they were originally unwilling to pay.
DL saw this...DL saw more revenue....DL closed the gates and shut out gamers in the process.