Originally Posted by
Willower
+1. The issue for me is the misleading if not downright deceptive marketing around the SM program. If a DM will in future virtually never clear at the 5-day window, that shouldn't be a touted perk of the status.
They do. However as always as been the case, it's route/time specific. ATL-JFK/LGA not likely. ATL-SAT/AUS very likely. LAX-MCO not likely, LAX-SAT likely. ATL-LAX anything but the redeyes, not likely, the redeyes likely. The examples go on and on. The problem is that more people are flying, competing for the relatively same amount of FC seats on a lot of routes.