Originally Posted by
jackvogt
I just discovered this when trying to book a rountrip BNA-ATL flight. Honestly I don't really care about Basic Economy because my AMEX gives me zone 1 boarding and checked bag so the only thing that's missing is seat assignment. You're not even going to be earning mileage on a SkyMiles ticket anyways so I don't see the downside.
The major downside to basic economy tickets is no changes, period. If you don't fly the ticket as originally booked, you have to throw it away. The other issue for higher-level elites is no upgrades.