Originally Posted by
warakorn
Optiontown should be a nightmare for every revenue protection department at a functioning airline.
Such a scheme encourages passengers to not purchase expensive biz class tickets, instead of relying on a cheap upgrade instrument.
Or one can see it as these airlines have priced their (regular) biz tickets incorrectly based on their market competitiveness... else they would have no issues filling up most flights and needn't rely on Optiontown.