Originally Posted by
fishferbrains
Also, I've found Cathay to give excellent treatment to Emerald's - no matter the class of service.
As an Emerald, I just finished my first LONE3 trip of this year. While I lament not getting L mileage credit on Cathay, they went out of their way to help secure my seat in a exit row AND blocked the middle seat on a quite full flight.
A pleasant surprise! ^
It's the mileage thing that urks me the most. Not being able to amass miles on certain airlines at all or only if you're in the highest 3 class cost codes.