First Class Monetization, or FCM: The Definitive Thread
May 7, 2019, 9:58 am
#4591
Join Date: Feb 2019
Programs: Delta. AA, National EE, HH
Posts: 162
May 9, 2019, 7:31 am
#4593
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,053
They have opened up inventory in Z bucket for flight -- J8 C8 D5 I5 Z4
Probably will not go lower than that.
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Probably will not go lower than that.
Note that different pricing with different a browser could be due to cookie values saved by browser, not that DL gives different prices to different browsers. Clearing DL cookies or opening in incognito window would check whether this is the case.
May 9, 2019, 10:15 am
#4594
Join Date: Feb 2019
Programs: Delta. AA, National EE, HH
Posts: 162
They have opened up inventory in Z bucket for flight -- J8 C8 D5 I5 Z4
Probably will not go lower than that.
Note that different pricing with different a browser could be due to cookie values saved by browser, not that DL gives different prices to different browsers. Clearing DL cookies or opening in incognito window would check whether this is the case.
Probably will not go lower than that.
Note that different pricing with different a browser could be due to cookie values saved by browser, not that DL gives different prices to different browsers. Clearing DL cookies or opening in incognito window would check whether this is the case.
May 9, 2019, 10:26 am
#4595
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,640
I took a one way buyup of $251.51 for RDU-SLC-SMF as part of an upcoming round trip. As a gold, it was unlikely that I was going to be upgraded to C+, much less F. The C+ buyup would have been over $150.
Original fare was main cabin "K", the reissued ticket went to "I".
A little more than I wanted to pay since usually "Z" is available this far in advance which would have likely been a buy-up of well under $200 one way, but being that I am going to be working all day (on a Saturday) then heading straight to the airport to fly home, I took the "bird in hand" approach versus waiting out to see if Z opened up later.
Original fare was main cabin "K", the reissued ticket went to "I".
A little more than I wanted to pay since usually "Z" is available this far in advance which would have likely been a buy-up of well under $200 one way, but being that I am going to be working all day (on a Saturday) then heading straight to the airport to fly home, I took the "bird in hand" approach versus waiting out to see if Z opened up later.
May 10, 2019, 6:47 pm
#4598
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,884
After jumping on a TPAC FCM to J on the A350 for ~$600RT giving me a total cost of <$2000, DL must think I am feeling quite generous. FCM from SEA-PDX with only two seats occupied each direction: outbound $178, return $608. Astounding!
May 10, 2019, 8:37 pm
#4599
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: PSC
Programs: Hilton Diamond/IHG Platinum/DL Plutononium
Posts: 1,728
Haven't you always wanted to pay $608 for a PDB and a quick pass of the snack basket for a 30 minute flight? haha
May 10, 2019, 10:48 pm
#4600
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: USA
Programs: DL DM 1.7MM, Marriott LT Titanium, Hilton LT DM
Posts: 17
$119 for buy up on MSP-RDU. Took it both ways. The other leg on that trip is too short to warrant a buy up. This is not a common route for me, but if it’s even close to the 2:44 listed it’s worth it (to me). If not, well, a few more MQM and MQD never hurt.
May 14, 2019, 10:44 am
#4601
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
$139 for MSY-ATL-RDU next week. I really thought about it because that's not a terrible price but it's a work trip, I bill a flat fee and pay travel expenses out of it and couldn't justify the lost profit.
May 14, 2019, 11:37 am
#4602
Join Date: Feb 2016
Programs: DL DM, SPG Plat 100/LT Gold, Marriott Plat, National Executive Elite
Posts: 2,988
What route, if I may ask? How empty was the Delta One cabin, and was the offer made in advance of, or during the check in process?
May 14, 2019, 11:51 am
#4603
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,884
LAX-HND. 23 empty seats on the outbound and 8 on the return. Offer was presented in the seat map immediately after I booked the ticket. Price for booking J at booking was a little over $3,000 which is a bit more than I am willing to pay. Looking at other FCM offers from PE, it appears $300OW is not too far out of line although a little lower than normal.
May 14, 2019, 6:38 pm
#4604
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Had to book a fairly last minute LGA-RDU for Thursday. Paid $170 or so for the U fare. Well inside the window and the upgrade hasn't cleared and the seatmap shows just one seat left in F which Delta wants...$44 for.
I bit.
I bit.
May 15, 2019, 2:32 pm
#4605
Join Date: Feb 2016
Programs: DL DM, SPG Plat 100/LT Gold, Marriott Plat, National Executive Elite
Posts: 2,988
LAX-HND. 23 empty seats on the outbound and 8 on the return. Offer was presented in the seat map immediately after I booked the ticket. Price for booking J at booking was a little over $3,000 which is a bit more than I am willing to pay. Looking at other FCM offers from PE, it appears $300OW is not too far out of line although a little lower than normal.