Originally Posted by jsloan

You’re talking about the “Excursionist Perk,” and it looks like it’s been quietly gutted. Previously, it could be used for the same or a lower class of service; now, it can only be used for a lower “tier” (standard vs. everyday, I guess) or cabin. In other words, you won’t be able to get a free J award intra-Europe unless you book F.

It’s unclear whether or not this was really intentional — as written, you can’t use it for Y travel in the first place, since they is no class below Y — but I think most of us knew something would be changing when domestic F became less expensive than some intra-regional J awards.