Originally Posted by
tentseller
When NW was NW the empty WBC(BE) seats were given out by Status at the gate to fill them up. This happened regularly up until June 09. Due to my high PE status I flew many time in WBC even on a K ticket.
Yeah, but that was then and this is now. That unpublished NW upgrade program ran for less than a year and was viewed as a "last hurrah" for NW to thank their most frequent flyers. Boy was it sweet. For more:
Phantum upgrades