Originally Posted by
talkingtalent
So as a US Chairman, soon to become Executive Platinum I am noticing a disturbing trend. Some flights I have been on upgrade no one and keep selling the seats right up to day of departure - come on - why should we be loyal?
Top tier flyers need to unite and demand more transparency from Airlines. We should know how many upgrade seats are available at time of booking - who wants to watch day after day while no one gets upgraded and seats are just available for sale. Because once all the flights are booked business people will have to book first so you lose.
What is with this new trend?
You are, I take it, talking about domestic freebies, not international UG's which are almost always supported by cash or some instrument (but not in this limited circumstance).
This is the world of three legacy carriers with reduced competition, capacity cut and a much improved economy with more paid F.
It also makes economic sense. AA is a for-profit carrier with a duty to return shareholder value. You may or may not be able to jump ship to UA or DL, but even if you are, you will not find things substantially different there.
WFBF.