Originally Posted by sbm12

Does it feel like upgrades are more rare than before? That's probably because it is true. During the quarterly earnings call yesterday Delta indicated that the paid load factor in F was up to 57% last quarter. It was at 13% around the beginning of the decade.

And the goal is to reach 70%.

On the plus side, the cost differential to get up front on a paid basis is much more affordable these days than a decade ago.

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n.b. The link above is to my blog or to one which I am a regular contributor. FT rules require that I disclose that in the post.