arles

It will be interesting to see how this upcharge to PE will play out. I remember, from the earlier discussion, that when BE was first presented they also included a comment about variable pricing for PE with their ancillary pricing strategy . Since I no longer have AS status, I always pay for PE when I fly in Y. When this thread started I decided that if I came across a BE fare it would be a wash for me - since I buy PE anyway, I always check a bag (with my AS Visa), always aim to board the plane last, and have yet to make a SDC.

So now it looks I might have to check 2 scenarios when booking and seeing a BE fare - first, I will need to check the cost of BE + PE and then, the cost of Y + PE.

With the above comment on limited access - I wonder if this means when booking BE and paying extra for PE you are stuck with only getting middle seats in PE...