Originally Posted by
MikeMpls
So if instead I do 2 el cheapo MR's to FRA (which probably cost a lot less than 30 segments, I'm a "better" customer?
The problem with segment qualifying is that is has to be sustained throughout the year. Most of us could never qualify that way; those who could are probably paying > average to fly.
Seems like there are lots of ways to measure who is a better customer. I don't know, and I'm willing to bet neither do you, but the margin on a single Y passenger on a 777 or 767 to FRA may well be higher than a segment runner (very possibly in F due to free upgrades) on an MD-88. In the end, incentivizing your higher margin customer to travel more is better for DL.