Originally Posted by
ffsim
On the bright side, PE < Flex eliminates the financial sting if one gets bumped back into 'regular' economy in case of an aircraft swap.
It only eliminates the financial sting for the airline since they can shove you in a crappy Y seat, give you fewer miles, a Y meal, reduce your priority for eUpgrade and provide zero compensation since they can claim that they are "upgrading" you to higher cost Flex.
