Originally Posted by
williambruno1975
Or if u care about hitting Delta 360, how much allocation they give u for JV metal flights might vary year to year, or partner to partner, or even minute details like who was the playing carrier, and whose marketing code it’s booked under.
(not that it’s 1:1 mapping, but I’ve been told by my Willis tower contact that UA applies much stricter scrutiny when accounting for spend that is entirely flown on JV metal for purposes of GS qual, and even more so if it’s not UA 016 plated.)
One of my complaints about Delta's joint-venture with Korean is that Korean is has international first-class, but Delta doesn't even almost everything about Delta One is marketed as faux first-class. So, the products aren't aligned even though Delta's prices for business-class are often closer to first-class on some routes than business-class on other airlines.
I dated a girl who was corporate general counsel for a company and regularly flew Detroit-Seoul on Delta for $8,000-$10,000 almost every time. For $10,000, you're basically at first-class pricing.
So, I guess what I'm saying is that Delta's product isn't necessarily competitive with Asian airlines, let alone the service.