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Apr 18, 2024 | 1:13 pm

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Originally Posted by LAX/HKG

Thanks for your advice.

Is ONT or MCI considered an elite heavy airport?

WN is the biggest player at MCI so maybe more elite-heavy than some. I use WN for business travel because they cover all of my nonstops. I love upgrades and lounges but not as much as I hate unnecessary connections.

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Originally Posted by uastarflyer

Route dependent. Hasn’t worked for my family the last 4-5…all B zone for example.

Also our experience unless it's a really lightly loaded flight. A-list is mid/high-A. A regular 24h checkin is definitely B, usually mid-B.

Mid-B is nothing to freak out about but it's definitely a change from 5+ years ago. If I had to guess it's both more A-listers and more people buying EBCI. So many credit cards out there reimburse a couple hundred bucks a year of airline incidentals, it makes EBCI feel "free" to some people.

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