First Class Monetization, or FCM: The Definitive Thread
Mar 20, 2019, 7:55 pm
#4411
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Mar 21, 2019, 6:14 am
#4412
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Mar 21, 2019, 8:22 am
#4413
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Just took my first flight on DL in over a decade, was offered an upgrade to F on DTW-SFO for just $235. Not bad for a nearly 5-hour flight, and the service beat the pants off AA 
Mar 21, 2019, 9:17 pm
#4414
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That is a pretty good offer!!
Mar 21, 2019, 10:45 pm
#4415
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$980 for JFK - LHR from a Y award (booked for 44k RT).
Not a bad deal in that context but JFK - LHR is too short for D1 (at least out of my own pocket) made worse because it's the 730pm flight so won't be tired enough to fall asleep
Not a bad deal in that context but JFK - LHR is too short for D1 (at least out of my own pocket) made worse because it's the 730pm flight so won't be tired enough to fall asleep
Mar 22, 2019, 7:38 am
#4416
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Location: SE MI
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How close to departure did you see this offer? I have yet to see anything FCM for the international leg (JFK-EDI) of my upcoming award flight (in W).
Mar 22, 2019, 8:24 am
#4417
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Now if they'd give me a similar offer for our SCL - ATL flight in the fall, I'd jump on it
Mar 22, 2019, 9:15 am
#4418
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Departure isn't until July -- just showed up for the first time yesterday. While J is pretty open, it is a little surprising they'd offer so far out and it's a Thursday night flight so there should be some level of paid J for ex-LHR flyers going back home after the work week.
Now if they'd give me a similar offer for our SCL - ATL flight in the fall, I'd jump on it
Now if they'd give me a similar offer for our SCL - ATL flight in the fall, I'd jump on it
Mar 22, 2019, 11:03 am
#4420
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Mar 22, 2019, 12:12 pm
#4421
Join Date: Jul 2006
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FCM Question (with Miles)
Most of the time, my PWM offers have been ridiculously high -- in fact, some have actually exceeded the cost of just outright buying a discounted FC seat. For an upcoming flight from NC to CA, my PWM offer was 26,500 miles or $288. For whatever reason, this seems kind of like a good deal for two segments across the country. Does this offer seem pretty on par with what others have received? Do you all think this is a good value for FC? (I'm also assuming that I'd get additional MQMs for this.)
**Mod: could you please merge this post with the FCM thread? Thanks!**
**Mod: could you please merge this post with the FCM thread? Thanks!
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Last edited by UVAhoo06; Mar 22, 2019 at 12:39 pm
Mar 22, 2019, 12:27 pm
#4422
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do you mean "FCM" (First Class Monetization)? these offers have been around for awhile, and DL is now showing them in miles as well as cash ... there's an extensive discussion in the FCM thread
"PWM" only appears in the search results as a purchase option for AmEx cardholders if you're logged in
"PWM" only appears in the search results as a purchase option for AmEx cardholders if you're logged in
Mar 22, 2019, 12:39 pm
#4423
Join Date: Jul 2006
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do you mean "FCM" (First Class Monetization)? these offers have been around for awhile, and DL is now showing them in miles as well as cash ... there's an extensive discussion in the FCM thread
"PWM" only appears in the search results as a purchase option for AmEx cardholders if you're logged in
"PWM" only appears in the search results as a purchase option for AmEx cardholders if you're logged in
Mar 22, 2019, 12:53 pm
#4424
Join Date: Apr 2017
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Most of the time, my PWM offers have been ridiculously high -- in fact, some have actually exceeded the cost of just outright buying a discounted FC seat. For an upcoming flight from NC to CA, my PWM offer was 26,500 miles or $288. For whatever reason, this seems kind of like a good deal for two segments across the country. Does this offer seem pretty on par with what others have received? Do you all think this is a good value for FC? (I'm also assuming that I'd get additional MQMs for this.)
**Mod: could you please merge this post with the FCM thread? Thanks!**
**Mod: could you please merge this post with the FCM thread? Thanks!
**
Mar 22, 2019, 1:36 pm
#4425
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