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Old Mar 8, 2014 | 8:47 am
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Originally Posted by sterno24
Indeed. As opposed to getting no additional revenue and just putting you up there for free? I would consider anyone paying extra a HVC. More so than the free upgrade that you are expecting...
So a kettle who flies twice a year on a $300 ticket paying $200 for an upgrade is an HVC? But

Originally Posted by RyaninLA
Am on the 1:45 pm flight from LAX to JFK tomorrow and just found out Delta no longer wants my M/Q/K fares up front. I was going to be traveling each week for at least the next year.

American and United are now getting my business. I bet they are loving the fact that the business traveler is coming to them now.

Delta made its choice. Now I am making mine with my wallet.
someone who would have paid Delta over $50K/year isn't.

Strange form of "value" that seems to me.
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