Originally posted by ozstamps:
SJC21SP .. I think this is why!
I suspect moving 10-20 of 270 coach to the empty J seats would have simply pissed off 250 pax and made 20 happy! (i.e. how would you have felt if they moved 20 up but not you?) That is hardly good tactics for NW!
There was no "fair" way to do it in flight.
Point taken.
However, I think the NW business is 2x2x2 or 2x3x2 in the 747s. The section had 5+ rows so there was space for atleast 30 passengers, if not more. NW could have done it before they boarded. They could have used their regular policy (elites/full fare etc if not alread done) or just be kind to people who have had a really long connection into AMS (like us
). After all it is a question of earning the goodwill of your flyers at no additional cost to the airline (same food/drinks as coach).
Regarding sneaking into the cabin: I like the analogy to the stadium seats. After the flight was up in the air and the section was *completely* empty (with no food/drinks service), and no curtain separating the sections, how does it matter? After all, people routinely move within coach on empty flights to get the whole middle row (heavenly on the DC 10, 5 seats to stretch on
). Does crossing over to an empty business section cross the line?
[This message has been edited by SJC2ISP (edited 08-28-2000).]