Originally Posted by Yaatri
But when you expect the same benefit on NW metal.
Hmm . . . . I have just re-read my post twice, but can not find any reference to NW, let alone any benefits I allegedly expect. All I did was provide some information on benefits previously offered by KL.
I have never flown NW, nor do I have any reason to believe that I shall want to do so in the foreseeable future. What benefits that airline may or may not choose to offer its own or other airlines' elites is completely irrelevant to me. You may therefore rest assured that I shall not attempt to deprive you of any upgrades to which you believe you are more entitled than I am.
Originally Posted by Yaatri
What makes you think a NW elite would like to see FD/FB elite getting upgraded on a NW flight on a $400 fare on an 8-13 hour flight when he/she himself could not get upgraded even on a B or a higher fare because all WBC flights had been snatched, or that someone with $1000 M fare on a transatlantic flight could not get upgraded?
What makes you think I ever thought that? You may wish to attempt to read my post again, slowly and carefully. It is all of three sentences long and contains only a few words of more than two syllables, so it shouldn't be too difficult to comprehend. If you are successful, you will discover that I nowhere mention NW, its elites, or what I think. I provided a simple statement of fact, nothing else.
Originally Posted by Yaatri
Now I have an equal chance of being upgraded on NW and KLM flights.
Your belief is based on the assumption that availability is the same for members of all partner programs. You may well be mistaken. Many airlines have larger allocations for members of their own programs.
Being a generous person, I hope that you will secure all the upgrades your heart desires, and trust that you will enjoy your flights even more than usual in the secure knowledge that your seat was not given to a less deserving passenger.
johan