Originally Posted by
escapefromphl
I guess Delta has just decided those folks wIll choose Delta becuase of superior product and operations so don't need the discount or will jump through hoops to get there regardless?
Yes, that's precisely what DL thinks.
Originally Posted by
escapefromphl
I don't think it's really for the connecting folks, I think it's just a legacy artifact/dogbone and I expect it to go sometime soonish.
You're mistaken. UA was the first to move to a spend-only status approach. They easily could have made it 24K across the board. They added the concept of PQFs specifically to try to adjust for connecting passengers, because they understood that their primary advantage isn't the soft product, but rather the schedule. It was quite intentional.