MSPeconomist

DL (and other airlines do the same) bases the decision on their analytic models that predict than some passengers will be no shows or miss the flight. They calculate the expected wins versus losses of booking another passenger on the flight. However, I suspect that they use the same calculation when it's a SDC (the Y > 0 criterion is the same for SDC as to sell an additional full Y ticket), which greatly overestimates the value to DL of moving that passenger from another flight in such circumstances. A better way would be not to use inventory buckets for ticket sales but to have a different inventory class for SDCs, effectively a different and unpublished standard, but then SDC would lose some of its current wonderful transparency.

inno.SAN-ICN

Hmm, interesting show...

DLdweeb

It's early, and I'm not fully alert.....please give us a hint.

Crazyhotelguy

Want a hint, buy a hint......







Sorry , it's the DL forum, I could not resist

18sas

LOL. WH?BH.

Are you talking about BtLS? Not sure if it's the same though.

jamesteroh

LOL

k2

Not the same

18sas

Thanks. Didn't think so

klashn

I don't know if anyone has brought this up, but here goes:

For cheap fare flyers there's another SDC issue, and it's not about upgrades, it's about saving cash.

For a particular flight, I've seen difference between what I want and what I want to pay (schedule wise) being anywhere from $50 to $200.
Cheap fare flyers would book the cheaper ticket, and SDC to the routing / scheduling of their choice.

SDC saved cheap fare fliers a lot of money, and Delta want's to shut this revenue losing loophole.

bubbashow

We've covered my purchases over and over and over on here. My purchases aren't what should be debated. I buy a mix of fares. When going for work, I buy a mix of fares, depending on the needs of the situation.

IT IS NOT DELTA'S JOB TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT YOUR TRAVEL DEPARTMENT WON'T DO.

Direct your anger at your company's policies...not Delta's. They aren't a corporate charity. Actually, in fact, some corporate contracts are QUITE nice in what they allow. Perhaps you should be directing this energy towards your travel department to negotiate a better deal with DL.

If you are a consultant working for yourself used to getting status on 99 transcon fares and are feeling the squeeze now, I think you are the target of who is to be squeezed. I am sorry that you have defined so much self worth on marketing "status" bestowed by an airline. If the latter is you, you really aren't worth much in this economy, and certainly not worthy of benefits.

bubbashow

klashn.....those exploiting that are the most-upset on here.

......also be careful when you are hitting them with the truth...it makes you a target. God forbid another side in a debate exist.

hnewman

Got done early today and SDCed to the 11AM IAD-MSP. It was empty. The 14:20 flight is pretty empty also.

bdschobel

Can't these "cheap fare flyers" do basically the same thing with free standby? It's not assured, but neither was SDC when they bought their cheap ticket, right?

Bruce

longing4piedmont

Yeah I have to admit I really enjoy watching the 3G&G crowd get their panties in a wad. Most here would not last 10 minutes with any responsibility in a real business environment......and all over a policy that they do not even know the details of.

And then they wonder why no one on Va. Avenue takes this forum seriously.

Gotta just laugh most of the time........

bubbashow

Those given something free will never appreciate it & will believe they are owed more demanding that it be given to them.

LOVE your signature Longing4Piedmont!