Originally Posted by HongKonger

I see what you are saying but I'm betting there are a lot of people who see a $2,000 BE fare vs a $200 Y fare and say, "I'll take the shot at the UG" but who might buy BE in advance if it were only $1,000. (Numbers pulled out of thin air to illustrate the point.) DL makes less profit on the $1,000 BE ticket but it's still much more profit than the Y ticket.