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Old Dec 6, 2018, 1:37 pm
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third_wave
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: USA
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Originally Posted by hotturnip
lol. You people . . .

Yes, assuming DL adopts this across the board, it probably does mean that the price of regular Y awards goes up. But do you REALLY think that the price of regular Y awards wouldn't have gone up ANYWAY? At least this provides another option.

I've bought BE fares. I was still able to select preferred seats at the 24 hour mark, and got good exit rows. As a lowly Gold flying out of ATL, I never get upgraded anyhow (and I prefer the exit rows to Plus seats). You still get to use the SkyPriority lanes and boarding. Honestly, I couldn't tell any difference between BE and regular Y.

This is really only an issue for flyers who like to change their minds or otherwise need flexibility. That's not how I (and lots of other people) plan travel.

The overwrought wailing and gnashing of teeth is really kind of amusing to me.
You must be flying on some odd routes or odd times if good exit rows are available at T-24.
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