Originally Posted by
SMK77
As I told Luigi - no one who is regularly flying is paying the published rates.
FRA-SFO in C for any big cooperation is 4.000 EUR minus taxes is 3.850 EUR.
Okay, we have some 100 big corporations in Germany, but 50'000+ small and medium corporations (KMU in Germany). KMUs like my company usually don't get direct discounts, but use PPB. PPB is not a bad programme and provides indirect discounts. However, KMUs pay regular fares usually.
Now, let's talk about the big corporations. I work with a couple of those and therefore know the prices. FRA-SFO is still the price of a D fare, they just have no minimum stay included. There is probably some hidden monetary benefit for the big corporations (TA group of those may get it behind the scenes), but ticket price for the pax and price balance for the affected department is the D fare.
Don't understand, why you reduce taxes from the amount? Cost is cost here for the traveller.