They'd be foolish to do anything before the labor situation settled. Once it did, they'll need to jumpstart bookings again (this type of promotion also helps get the word out that all is well).
Especially now that we're starting to see fares fall slightly, if you add in the upcoming slow season with the labor issues, NW may have a lot of empty seats on its hands come fall. I wouldn't really be surprised to see a promotion of some sort.
Originally Posted by MikeMpls
I'll be depressed since I've already bought enough tickets to reach our goals for this year, and most of the domestic runs are on DL. Then again, in a fit of temporary insanity, I might figure my wife should be a Plat, too.
The way UA handled this back in the Summer From Hell (2000) was lower the Premier thresholds (same concept as bonus EQM), but also threw a bonus in miles at people who qualified legitimately under the old scheme.