Originally Posted by
ethernal
Discounting B9 - when they have the best hard product on the route - seems silly.
I don't discount them for their product, as I mentioned. But for folks who care about elite status in programs with access to a real global network, this does not cut it. And white I don't know the numbers, it does seem like this is a very significant percentage of business travelers. I think that
lots of people choose to take D1 on a 767 to earn the MQM's over the private suite on B6. So much so that DL does not have to throw suites on this route right away (though they may eventually).