That is correct. A Fares are mainly offered where DAL is meeting a similar fare offered by a competitor, chiefly Air Tran. For instance you can get great A Fares between ATL and LAX or ATL and SFO because Air Tran is in those markets. They have had, however, a great A Fare between ATL and HNL where Air Tran doesn't fly. If an A Fare is available, you won't have to "find it." When you go to book first class on delta.com, if it's available, it will be your first option listed. DAL's website always lists fares from cheapest to most expensive unless you request otherwise.

And I agree that A Fares are great. My wife (a PM) and I have booked a number of them. If DAL were smart they might try offering them in more markets. In a different thread it was discussed how only 6% of FC seats are actually purchased (a figure provided by our esteemed FT owner, Randy Petersen). A Fares would likely up that number. A lot of us buying A Fares are paying more for those than we would otherwise be paying for, let's say, HQK type fares, meaning more revenue for DAL. And, most of us aren't going to pay 3 or 4 times an A Fare for a "full-fare" FC ticket. So, I would think it's a winner for both. The customer gets a FC seat and doesn't have to hassle with upgrading and DAL makes more money (and also doesn't have as much hassle with managing upgrades).

And I also agree with an earlier comment that the same rationale applies to BC (I) fares.