Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
My guess: The BE fares in excess of about $6000 tend to be purchased because of inventory availability when the Z and I fares are gone on the flight and the person must take that particular flight. alternatively, advance purchase requirements cannot be met. So these passengers are captive anyway. They must purchase the higher C or J fares rather than a cheaper BE ticket where the 75,000 cap would not bite.
That's a good point and I understand your reasoning, however some of us, my company included, requires refundable tickets be purchased, either domestic or intl. They are always going to be $8-9k+ for the intl routes in which we won't receive the full 11 miles per dollar. While I may earn more on my domestic legs, it won't make up for the intl routes (and before someone says it, yes I know it's a free program). But it all goes back to my original point, isn't that the customer Delta is claiming they want to promote and reward?