Originally Posted by
mtofell
This move by DL concerns me far more as a general lowering of the bar of FF programs than a few Delta folks switching teams and clogging the AS upgrade que. AS has always had a great program that is better than anything their competitors (on my routes) offer but I'm aware it's all in the name of bringing dollars to the bottom line. What's AS incentive when the competition reduces benefits?
I suspect none of us are too surprised by the progression of devaluations, though it does appear DL has upped the ante. For the past decade, there have been so many miles printed via promos, SUBs, MS, etc...it just seemed to me inflating them would be the best (most efficient) way for the carriers to meet their obligation.