Originally Posted by
tracon
Are executives really part of a companies Y only policy?
In most cases at larger companies, and in government, I doubt it. The loophole is that they buy a full-fare Y as a walk-up or very short notice fare. And actually travel in J either as an upgrade, or as something they expense separately. The fare difference is negligible between Latitude and Business.
NW, for a while, even ran a promotion, "pay full fare economy, fly in business", spelling it out in plain-English to anyone who didn't know how the jig worked. Knowing full well that they were targeting executives at companies that had an economy-only policy.