Originally Posted by
Often1
Silly from every perspective. If DL continue to dole out freebie UG's, it might as well do so to people who spend more (even though the spend-to-status link is still a bit clunky). On the other hand, if DL wants to sell F, that's what it ought to do.
The really smart move is to price F at something which sells out the cabin and be done with UG's other than as OPUP's or the occasional treat,
That would hurt those of us that have to buy coach fares on flights less than 8 hours. As it is, I normally pay more for my last minute coach fares than people who are able to book a month or more in advance and purchase premium fares.