As of 1/21/2013 you can pay $40 to board with business select (revenue tickets only)
Jan 21, 2013, 6:08 pm
#46
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: SJC, Northern Cal.
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Wild thought- Could a CP boarder upgrade for that 40 bucks and effectively eliminate the seat saving drama for those that book the primary as BS?
Jan 21, 2013, 8:01 pm
#50
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 622
So why exactly should an Airtran customer feel good about Airtran being phased out by WN? With 69 bucks, a person can get BC in Airtran. For just $15 or 20 , you can get a GUARANTEED EXIT ROW seat of YOUR CHOICE before you even show up at the airport ending any suspense.
Praying that WN continues to keep delaying the entire integration.
Praying that WN continues to keep delaying the entire integration.
Jan 21, 2013, 8:10 pm
#51
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: US
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Have to agree.
The Business Class Fare to me should also include premium seating for the $$$ spent on the fare, I've already regretted the xtra $$$ spent on business class fares because of the loose SW Pre-Boarder policy, sometimes you just shake your head at the numbers of pre-boarders, all it takes is to go to the counter and request pre-boarding and you get it.
I fly to FLL frequently for work and the amount of pre-boarders to and from is laughable, mostly because todays' Southwest air travelers know how to 'work' the system for pre-boarding passes plain and simple.
-David Martin
The Business Class Fare to me should also include premium seating for the $$$ spent on the fare, I've already regretted the xtra $$$ spent on business class fares because of the loose SW Pre-Boarder policy, sometimes you just shake your head at the numbers of pre-boarders, all it takes is to go to the counter and request pre-boarding and you get it.
I fly to FLL frequently for work and the amount of pre-boarders to and from is laughable, mostly because todays' Southwest air travelers know how to 'work' the system for pre-boarding passes plain and simple.
-David Martin
Jan 21, 2013, 8:33 pm
#53
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Jan 21, 2013, 9:26 pm
#55
Join Date: Aug 2010
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I'm an A+ and pretty easy going but this one grinds my gears... It's a slap in the face to their best customers.
I go out of my way to fly WN 40+ times a year and feel my main perc of A+ is all-important boarding position. So.. Now you're telling me...
A) is that someone who finds a $79 sale on a ticket to Orlando can pay an extra $40 to to board A2? Meanwhile I paid $350 for that BS ticket. It's even possible that they board before me if someone changed their flight and a BS slot opened up. Garbage.
B) my 40+ flights a year and 75000 credits gets trumped by a once a year traveler who decides to lay down $40 to hoard the good seats.
I don't mind getting out-seated by someone who paid for a BS ticket but for someone to get the cheapest WGA fair and upgrade at the last minute... That a crock of BS
I am going to sand an email and post in their FB page.
I go out of my way to fly WN 40+ times a year and feel my main perc of A+ is all-important boarding position. So.. Now you're telling me...
A) is that someone who finds a $79 sale on a ticket to Orlando can pay an extra $40 to to board A2? Meanwhile I paid $350 for that BS ticket. It's even possible that they board before me if someone changed their flight and a BS slot opened up. Garbage.
B) my 40+ flights a year and 75000 credits gets trumped by a once a year traveler who decides to lay down $40 to hoard the good seats.
I don't mind getting out-seated by someone who paid for a BS ticket but for someone to get the cheapest WGA fair and upgrade at the last minute... That a crock of BS
I am going to sand an email and post in their FB page.
Jan 21, 2013, 9:34 pm
#56
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I'm an A+ and pretty easy going but this one grinds my gears... It's a slap in the face to their best customers.
I go out of my way to fly WN 40+ times a year and feel my main perc of A+ is all-important boarding position. So.. Now you're telling me...
A) is that someone who finds a $79 sale on a ticket to Orlando can pay an extra $40 to to board A2? Meanwhile I paid $350 for that BS ticket. It's even possible that they board before me if someone changed their flight and a BS slot opened up. Garbage.
B) my 40+ flights a year and 75000 credits gets trumped by a once a year traveler who decides to lay down $40 to hoard the good seats.
I don't mind getting out-seated by someone who paid for a BS ticket but for someone to get the cheapest WGA fair and upgrade at the last minute... That a crock of BS
I am going to sand an email and post in their FB page.
I go out of my way to fly WN 40+ times a year and feel my main perc of A+ is all-important boarding position. So.. Now you're telling me...
A) is that someone who finds a $79 sale on a ticket to Orlando can pay an extra $40 to to board A2? Meanwhile I paid $350 for that BS ticket. It's even possible that they board before me if someone changed their flight and a BS slot opened up. Garbage.
B) my 40+ flights a year and 75000 credits gets trumped by a once a year traveler who decides to lay down $40 to hoard the good seats.
I don't mind getting out-seated by someone who paid for a BS ticket but for someone to get the cheapest WGA fair and upgrade at the last minute... That a crock of BS
I am going to sand an email and post in their FB page.
Jan 21, 2013, 10:17 pm
#57
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This is awesome!
No dilemma anymore on whether to select WN or UA for my occasional full fare midcon. I will simply go with UA where I have a good shot at an F seat. Because this new policy removes any incentive for me to rack up expensive biz full fare tix in order to earn A-list. Now I can simply pay $40 in the unlikely event I am flying long-haul on WN and leapfrog all those A-list elites and EBCI chumps. And then laugh at anyone who shells out $40 for the 1-hour flights.
No dilemma anymore on whether to select WN or UA for my occasional full fare midcon. I will simply go with UA where I have a good shot at an F seat. Because this new policy removes any incentive for me to rack up expensive biz full fare tix in order to earn A-list. Now I can simply pay $40 in the unlikely event I am flying long-haul on WN and leapfrog all those A-list elites and EBCI chumps. And then laugh at anyone who shells out $40 for the 1-hour flights.
Jan 21, 2013, 10:41 pm
#58
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This is tacit admission that they are leaving money on the table (pure cash profit) by not collecting bag fees.
How the once simple and transparent (and fair) WN has fallen - introducing status and now undermining status. Do Kelly and Smisek have each other on FaceTime?
How the once simple and transparent (and fair) WN has fallen - introducing status and now undermining status. Do Kelly and Smisek have each other on FaceTime?
Jan 22, 2013, 4:25 am
#60
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
$40 for slightly earlier cattle-car boarding!? That's in the ballpark of Economy Plus/Economy Comfort type seating buy-ups...and not far off from at-the-airport F upgrades I've been offered on the mainstream airlines for some short flights.
UA used to offer one-time priority boarding for something like ~$10. Sure you still had GS, 1K, etc ahead but you had a pre-assigned seat
UA used to offer one-time priority boarding for something like ~$10. Sure you still had GS, 1K, etc ahead but you had a pre-assigned seat