Originally Posted by
bridge29
One thing I've noticed being a PHL hub-captive is that AA has been matching lowest fares from all competitors for seemingly the vast majority of domestic markets the past couple years. Essentially, this makes flying DL or UA almost always more expensive out of PHL. If you aren't doing a lot of consistent flying to DL hubs, it makes little sense be a DL elite member here.
Interesting. I used to be DFW based and it was the exact opposite, I felt.