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Old May 11, 2014 | 5:38 pm
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cottonpatch
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: DL PM, Hyatt Plat, SPG Gold
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Originally Posted by keeton
Are you sure? DL is selling discounted F seats that are sometimes priced only slightly (e.g. $100-$300) above the current coach price and if you are doing last minute bookings, sometimes the coach price will be _greater_ than the discounted F (if it is available). Search here for "first class monetization" (FCM) to see how DL is aggressively selling F to the dismay of elite flyers expecting a free upgrade.
+1

FCM has me either buying FC or carefully selecting choice Y seats. The chase for status is over for me.
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