Originally Posted by
bubbashow
There's this incredible delusion on here that Delta is out to screw the medallions. Delta is out to make money. If you are even the remotest of frequent fliers you know about fare buckets and the multi levels within. If I get a $40 buy up for 1st class and you get a $100 buy up for the same flight between the same city pairs on the same ticketing route, odds are I paid $60 more than you for the original fare.
Odds are here that your city of origin and final destination are not the same despite one segment being the same, and odds are here that a spoiled medallion can't handle the fact the Delta has learned how to monetize its 1st class cabin.
I completely disagree. There is absolutely no question that Delta has realized no-status customers and those with lower level elite status are more willing to pay for upgrades. We know for a fact that Delta and other airlines have displayed different prices for the exact same routings and dates. People have demonstrated this by searching for airfare or even hotels logged into their airline or hotel website and then also searching in private or incognito mode.
There is some marketing science to this. Get the people who don't know better to pay for first-class and then they may be more likely to buy first-class outright in the future.