Originally Posted by
argolfer
I started flying again this July after 2.5 years not flying for business.
I dont have status anywhere, though my booking habits and routes mean I am flying mostly through DL because I always get decent seats (aisle, front halwf of the plane). I average about 1.5, 4-segment trips with DL each month. In other words, I’m solidly flying enough to be Silver and not a lot more. I could also easily be A-List.
But I’m not likely to make Silver Medallion this year without a mileage run, and I’m not sure I could match that on WN anyway.
I would like to switch to WN because it would save my employer money. But I don’t want to hover over a web browser at T-24 (I have actual work to do) and I don’t want to get stuck in middle seats and next to lavs a lot until mid-year when I qualify A-List.
Can anyone offer strategies - other than paying out of my pocket for EB - that would reduce the number of those flights?
Also, I plan to get the higher-end card for my business. I assume I should wait till close to EOY so that my points hit after January 1?
Thanks for any advice.
To improve boarding position, pay for Early Bird Check In. Has been $15, recently gone up on some/many routes. Other than having status or checking in at T-24, that’s the way.
Or buy AT or BS fares. But that of course negates the idea of saving money.
If your employer is of decent size, maybe it could negotiate some status.
There may be some kind of Fast Track offer for A-List.
Or pay some high school kid $5 to check you in.