Mark, Probably because F/C is no longer a marketable item for Cash....When I worked as Gate Agent for DL years ago, F/C usually had only about 20% or so of revenue PAX, the rest were non-revs.....That was nice about working for the airlines back then, you could almost always get a F seat as a non-rev if you planned right.....These days Fugetaboutit, but then again, I am not complaining, as now I am a revenue PAX who can occasionally flag a F/C seat due to my lowly Silver Status on CO. Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- Mark Greenwood <mgreenwood@telus.net> wrote: > The best customers shouldn't be parked in FC either. > SQ has the right idea, > you sit where you paid to sit. Why would anyone > ever pay for FC when they > can get it for free. I think one of the reasons the > airlines in North > America are having the financial problems they are > is that they have been > giving away their premium, high yield product for > years. It's gotten to the > point where no one pays for it. Wouldn't it be nice > to be able to walk into > a jewelry store, buy a Timex and walk out with a > Rolex because you are one of > their best customers. The jeweler wouldn't be in > business for very long if > they did that would they? The airlines already > reward you with free flights > as a thank you for your loyalty, what more do you > want? The airlines have > completely destroyed the integrity of their front > end product because no one > pays to be there. If no one is willing to pay for > FC then get rid of it. > > That's my 2 cents worth > > Mark > > Steven Catron wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dennis W Zeuch" <DZTOPS@aol.com> > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 21:50 > > Subject: Re: If I ran United... > > > > > You know what pisses employees off? Stuff that > would cost the company > > > NOTHING to change. Seeing Management flying > FirstClass while workers > > are > > > limited to Y/Economy only. > > >From what I've heard, that doesn't seem to be a > problem at United. Many > > bizpax refer to UA's FC as "Employee Class". > > > > Neither group should be parked in FC unless > there's a job > > performance-related reason. Use unsold seats to > reward your best > > customers. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com