Originally Posted by
DownUnderFlyer
The rule is not made for voluntary downgrades. It assumes that A or D is not available.
In this case, you normally book into L. And I would not count on any airline making L seats available to you even if the plane flies half empty.
Actually, I would - and I have worked there.
If the plane flies half empty, it is getting $X in revenue. If that LONEx goes towards that flight, then it is at least $X that goes towards the same flight. and that is one less L class seat that is available on another flight in a higher booking class.
Such is the intricacies of yield management.....
(I LOVED working there!)
Dave