Originally Posted by
entropy
The spinoff has been a mixed bag, but one area where it was successful, was in the provisioning of 'saver' awards. AE insisted on a certain # of seats being allocated to award tickets for each route per cabin per month, which AC is contractually required to provide.
If DL management was considering a spinoff-and they seem furthest down the road of giving up on FF/loyalty programs through their actions-this contractual obligation, especially if it was combined with some degree of transparency about availability, would be a huge obstacle in discussions.