Originally Posted by
Adelphos
I am surprised Delta didn't wait to see how Diamond shook out with the $20K MQD requirement. But there may be more people who can fly Delta One ($3,000 to $7,000 or more) fares than we think, resulting in a larger DM pool than anticipated. Also I always thought the $250K MQD waiver was crazy, but apparently a lot of business owners are making that spend.
People are flying AF or KLM business fares for the better hard and soft product, especially inflight FA's, than D1 and getting the 40% MQD credit. D1 is an inferior product compared to DL's JV partners, as Mr Bastian is delusional if he believes that D1 is a premium experience. Come on now, where is the inflight wine menu? I remember the days of
master sommelier Andrea Robinson. I'm sure that AmEx CL has a master sommelier who can be loaned to DL for the D1 and domestic FC wine program.