Originally Posted by
tomgoodman
We geezers remember the days when DHs and nonrevs frequently got First Class. That was because Delta wouldn’t upgrade any passenger for less than full FC fare, lest the perceived “value” of that seat be eroded. Pass privileges were of immense value back then.
Our load factors used to be around 70% too. That had a large hand in the immense value of the pass privileges back in the day.