0:22 Delta Selling 80+% of First Cabin

• OMMAT (onemileatatime.com/news/delta-selling-first-class-seats/)


• VFTW (viewfromthewing.com/delta-reveals-radical-investor-day-strategy-near-zero-upgrades-basic-business-and-ai-driven-fares/)


• Value is there--pricing of the upgrade is so low they're selling out elite Upgrades more than ever.


• Jumping off point for discussing Be Your Own Elite. (milenomics.com/2018/01/the-first-step-to-take-to-be-your-own-elite/)

• Don't wait for an airline to give you what you want. Secure it yourself


• Great flight times are key because your time is valuable.




• The current state of airline status (in hopes of upgrades)


• Collecting airline miles (in hopes of outsized value on scarce redemptions)

• Co-branded paradox (milenomics.com/2018/11/co-mingling-credit-card-rewards/) (spending on another card)




• Even being an airline employee (in hopes of free travel) has gotchas.

15:40 How to Move Forward (or How to Get Started)

• We discussed on the paid show how we need to get away from the idea that a single credit card signup can unlock significant “free” travel.


• A Demand Schedule (milenomics.com/2018/01/visualizing-family-demand-schedule/) will help you see your needs


• If you're not going on multiple trips a year, or don't need multiple seats just spend on a cashback card.

Finally, This might not be the best blog in the world (milenomics.com/2013/10/milenomics-worst-blog/) .