Originally Posted by
Raffles
Well, free seat selection is of value, although of course this only puts you back in the position that most other airlines put you in from Day 1! The rest is a waste of space.
It is actually a degredation of benefits for those on paid J tickets, and of course Silver / Gold, since there are now 120,000 more people blocking the way to the J check-in desk.
What is not clear is whether your 300 tier points reset or not. If they do, it is now 900 points for Silver .....
Interesting to see that 120,000 people earn between 300 and 595 TP's each year!
The seven days thing is good, leaving a decent choice for Silver and Gold, perhaps even more than usual with Bronze's unlikely to want to spend the cash now, knowing they're likely to have first pick.
Personally I think I'll invest in the £300 or so extra it will take for me to get to Silver, mainly due to the mile bonus, if this is cut to 50% at the announcement though, I think I'll just lapse to Bronze.