FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - When did the definition of "Premier Access" change for Silvers?
Old Mar 14, 2012 | 10:56 am
  #6  
Bulldog83
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: UA*S/Club, Hyatt Plat, Marriott Silver
Posts: 485
Originally Posted by kb1992
Premier Access is a stupid name.

On many flights, it becomes Public Access because there are so many elites.

This devaluates 1K/Plat/1P benefits.

It is in line with CO philosophy all elites are equal.
Which is why silvers have been downgraded to Boarding Group 4, lost a free bag, can't get E+ until check-in, went from an upgrade window of T-24 to "day of departure", and still don't get any discounts on SDCs, just like 1K/Plat/Golds.
Bulldog83 is offline