Originally Posted by
jfk747
People on gov fares are leeches and do not deserve to grift the system. Dl does this and it has ruined upgrades fore real elites in DCA. AA does not let all you leeches on gov fares to jump the gate.
And if by leeches do you have a statistic that shows really how many real elites are being left behind in the upgrade queues because people are booked in Y gov fares. How is it any different than awarding status to someone on a corp contract when in reality they are nowhere near reaching an elite threshold but have benefits others have bis miles to get to a tier? And DCA or IAD fares are far from cheap. I think the UA Y fares represent a small statistic as more often than not the traveler will have to book something lower than Y and I hardly think $25k in spending last year makes me a leech.
Sounds like an entitlement issue....someone else gets a perk, let's point the finger and try and raise a stink because you aren't getting your upgrades. I've missed the upgrades even on a full Y because everyone is an elite now, it sucks but what am I going to do?
Originally Posted by
joel67
Agreed, but I was just responding to qukslvr619's contention that this is not like TODs, where a GM paying very little is upgraded ahead of even a 1K on a much higher fare. I don't begrudge UA from giving deep discounts of 70% or 80% off full Y to the government or a huge corporate customer, but it's not right to also give them top priority on upgrades ahead of those individuals who have been led to believe are important to UA. The automatic upgrades should exclude private fares or at least give them a priority more reflective of the passenger's own status or fare paid.
Where are these city pairs everyone is seeing 70-80% off full Y.....cause majority of mine are at best about 20%