First Class Monetization, or FCM: The Definitive Thread
Dec 23, 2015, 12:14 pm
#2851
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While I'm at it ...Any new thoughts on the DL-AS partnership. They seem to keep getting further apart ..but the (what seems to me to be crazy) mileage earning anomaly continues. If you buy an A or a P fare on DL ..credit it to AS ..you get 100%(A), 75%(P), bonus over actually flight mileage, as opposed to spend based on a 675 dollar ticket crediting to DL. Works great for me as an AS MVPG ..but that can't go on ..can it?
Dec 23, 2015, 2:12 pm
#2852
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And another here. Dipped my feet into the pool for a few flights and got Delta plat for a year... going to credit all the rest to AS for as long as I can.
Dec 23, 2015, 6:42 pm
#2853
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Canada
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Speculation, but I personally think that 2016 will be the last year we'll see this, if the partnership doesn't end first.
Dec 23, 2015, 7:02 pm
#2854
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Dec 31, 2015, 1:12 am
#2855
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Almost fell off my seat when my MSN-XXX-SFO-XXX-MSN round trip for next week came up at $128 for the entire trip. Jumped all over that one ($11.60 per hour) and will likely attempt to SDC to a more convenient itinerary. 
Dec 31, 2015, 6:41 am
#2856
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from the customer-friendliness standpoint, that is exactly how FCM should work ... from the DL bottom-line standpoint, probably not so much ...
Dec 31, 2015, 6:57 am
#2857
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That wasn't priced like that by accident. Hats off again to DL to get you to bite and think you stole it.
Barnum and Bailey had it right.
Dec 31, 2015, 7:48 am
#2858
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It is hilarious how some justify this kind of spend (per hour?). What's with the XXX, afraid that if it is MSP that others would know that the first segment is a short hop and the second is a 757 with 24 F seats.
That wasn't priced like that by accident. Hats off again to DL to get you to bite and think you stole it.
Barnum and Bailey had it right.
That wasn't priced like that by accident. Hats off again to DL to get you to bite and think you stole it.
Barnum and Bailey had it right.
I don't care so much about flight time esp. if I already have a nice C+ seat. But if $128 buys me even an extra 2-3 hours at home on either end, that's certainly worthwhile.
Dec 31, 2015, 8:53 am
#2859
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With the 150% bump I'll effectively get around 2500 Mqm's for $128 whereas Delta would charge me $2195 to buy those directly so I'm getting a 1700% return on my investment?!? just kidding
Totally agreed that money given to Delta is money spent regardless of whether one gets a "deal." I figured $/hr was one way to "normalize" the cost. My "offer" happened to be a lot lower than most posted here and on a business heavy route, which I found noteworthy.
just kiddingTotally agreed that money given to Delta is money spent regardless of whether one gets a "deal." I figured $/hr was one way to "normalize" the cost. My "offer" happened to be a lot lower than most posted here and on a business heavy route, which I found noteworthy.
Dec 31, 2015, 10:59 am
#2860
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 378
With the 150% bump I'll effectively get around 2500 Mqm's for $128 whereas Delta would charge me $2195 to buy those directly so I'm getting a 1700% return on my investment?!? just kidding
Totally agreed that money given to Delta is money spent regardless of whether one gets a "deal." I figured $/hr was one way to "normalize" the cost. My "offer" happened to be a lot lower than most posted here and on a business heavy route, which I found noteworthy.
just kiddingTotally agreed that money given to Delta is money spent regardless of whether one gets a "deal." I figured $/hr was one way to "normalize" the cost. My "offer" happened to be a lot lower than most posted here and on a business heavy route, which I found noteworthy.
Jan 1, 2016, 11:15 am
#2861
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It is hilarious how some justify this kind of spend (per hour?). What's with the XXX, afraid that if it is MSP that others would know that the first segment is a short hop and the second is a 757 with 24 F seats.
That wasn't priced like that by accident. Hats off again to DL to get you to bite and think you stole it.
Barnum and Bailey had it right.
That wasn't priced like that by accident. Hats off again to DL to get you to bite and think you stole it.
Barnum and Bailey had it right.
Jan 1, 2016, 1:18 pm
#2862
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+1 I'd take that every day of the week.
Jan 1, 2016, 1:21 pm
#2863
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BusTrav8yrs
It is hilarious how some justify this kind of spend (per hour?). What's with the XXX, afraid that if it is MSP that others would know that the first segment is a short hop and the second is a 757 with 24 F seats.
That wasn't priced like that by accident. Hats off again to DL to get you to bite and think you stole it.
Barnum and Bailey had it right.
Seriously? Even if the OP is connecting in MSP on bad equipment he's still flying over halfway across the country in First Class round trip for a mere additional $128. The only sucker in that situation would be the one who DIDN'T take it.
Originally Posted by BusTrav8yrs
It is hilarious how some justify this kind of spend (per hour?). What's with the XXX, afraid that if it is MSP that others would know that the first segment is a short hop and the second is a 757 with 24 F seats.
That wasn't priced like that by accident. Hats off again to DL to get you to bite and think you stole it.
Barnum and Bailey had it right.
Seriously? Even if the OP is connecting in MSP on bad equipment he's still flying over halfway across the country in First Class round trip for a mere additional $128. The only sucker in that situation would be the one who DIDN'T take it.
Jan 1, 2016, 1:49 pm
#2864
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Jan 1, 2016, 3:15 pm
#2865
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