<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by d56auction:
I priced the itinerary and they only granted a 5% Entertainment discount with no credible explanation why.</font>
Basically, you incur the hub penalty. Travel to/from EWR/CLE/IAH/DTW/MSP/MEM/AMS only get the 5% discount, while travel to/from other cities get the 15% discount.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">how does it hurt NW if I buy a ticket to BRU and then not take the third leg? They save on peanuts and free drinks and I actually get where I want to go with less hassle.</font>
For the day, yes. However, if everyone does it, it'll end up hurting the airline. A famous example: Airlines would rather see WBC seats empty rather than give them away. If they did that consistently, no one would buy the expensive WBC fares.
- Pat