Originally Posted by
jamesteroh
I'm flying DTW/DCA on the Friday before MLK day and returning the day before MLK day which is a low business travel day, I do this flight every year and always clear even on an award ticket and was just going to use the RUC so it wouldn't go to waste and I could have some flexibility with SDC in case there was an IROPS situation. Delta is offering me a buy up of over $800 one way on an award ticketand even if there would happen to be business travelers on that route I can't imagine any company authorizing the kind of money for a paid F ticket and I'm sure no leisure traveler would pay that.
The really stupid thing is I'm on an award ticket and would have purchased a ticket if I could have used the RUC so Delta is out the revenue.
A few things to unpack here.
Flexibility for SDC, sure. Flexibility for SDC in case of IRROPs? If there are IRROPs you don't need to be in F to have rebooking flexibility esp as a DM MM.
You've also been around long enough to know that the FCM price isn't necessarily related to the price for a new booking. I just looked on the app and all of the DTW-DCA nonstop options on Jan 18 are $322 in F except the early evening departure is $347.
You are right in that I should have said "would prefer to sell" vs "expect to sell" but even so that means they may not open up OY until it gets closer. Regardless, and unfortunately for us, that's how the game is played these days. Don't get me wrong, I'm not thrilled about it either, but nothing new though...