Originally Posted by
ezefllying
Second, and separately, there's the question of whether DOT, under its consumer-protection authority, would consider it unfair or deceptive to market Flagship Business, a distinct, trademarked product that emphasizes lay-flat seats, and then offer domestic First, regardless of whether the carrier has assigned both a J fare code.
Again, I don't think that it's quite that simple. On OWE fares, for example, international business includes lie-flat, and often full suites, but domestic U.S. business class is on AA, sometimes with lie-flats (depending on equipment) and sometimes not. Yet the price doesn't change.