Critic
Aug 14, 12, 10:32 pm
I remember the 'hole' being mentioned somewhere in an existing thread, so Mods, feel free to move if necessary.
I'm a long-term, hard-way Silver, as many of you know. Ever since the new E+ policy went into effect on 3/3, I've noticed that as long as I book through my corporate travel agent's Concur site, I've been able to grab E+ seats at booking - although I couldn't CHANGE the seat to another E+ seat without triggering the upcharge. As I recall, a couple of other FTers noticed the same 'hole' in the system.
Well, I'm sorry to report that I think the hole has been plugged. I've booked 2 itineraries in the last week (EWR-AUS for October and PHL-SAT for early Sept.), and I wasn't able to confirm E+ seats for any of the legs. Even a leg that was (at least for now) on a pmCO 738 without E+ wouldn't confirm forward of the exit rows. So it looks like Concur users will have to play the T-24 lotto with everyone else.
I'm a long-term, hard-way Silver, as many of you know. Ever since the new E+ policy went into effect on 3/3, I've noticed that as long as I book through my corporate travel agent's Concur site, I've been able to grab E+ seats at booking - although I couldn't CHANGE the seat to another E+ seat without triggering the upcharge. As I recall, a couple of other FTers noticed the same 'hole' in the system.
Well, I'm sorry to report that I think the hole has been plugged. I've booked 2 itineraries in the last week (EWR-AUS for October and PHL-SAT for early Sept.), and I wasn't able to confirm E+ seats for any of the legs. Even a leg that was (at least for now) on a pmCO 738 without E+ wouldn't confirm forward of the exit rows. So it looks like Concur users will have to play the T-24 lotto with everyone else.